An area whose residents usually work elsewhere, although they live, eat and sleep in these neighbourhoods
What are the impacts on rural areas that have become commuter settlements?
Due to more demand than supply, house prices in rural villages are high e.g Terling is a rural village in essex and which is a 45min train journey to central London, the average house prices are £750,000.
Commuters also increase air and noise pollution and congestion
Why have people moved to commuter settlements?
1 House prices are often more expensive in cities than rural areas
2 Fast rail tracks, people can do work while commuting (4G networks)
3 Flexible working hours
4 increase in teleworking - growth of internet and email