Stratford Fieldwork

• Fieldwork enqury title: Has the regeneration of Stratford been successful?
• Data collection


  1. Chose 5 sites in advance using stratified sampling that included an area that had been regenerated and one not

  2. Recorded scores of environmental quality between 1-5 at each site

  3. Added up each score out of 50 and calculated an average
• Strengths of the data collection method

  • Visited enough sites in an area that had been regenerated and one that hadn't to assess the impact of regeneration
  • Scores between 1-5 were given, so averages could be worked out and comparisons easily made between sites
  • The method was quick and easy to complete and suitable given the time constraints
• Limitations of the data collection method

  • Only visited 5 sites, with only one in an area that had not been regenerated
  • The scale of 1-5 used was too small and therefore the differences between the sites were harder to record
  • The fieldwork was collected on a weekday in November, so opinion was affected by the weather and how busy it was
• Data presentation


  1. Drew 10 axis on a radar diagram and labelled each one with an environmental quality characteristic

  2. Plotted the 10 scores on to each radar diagram, joining them up with a ruler

  3. Coloured in between the points

  4. Gave the graphs a title
• Strengths of the data presentation method

  • The radar diagrams were easy to interpret and visually see the similarities and differences between the sites
  • Locating these on to a map of Stratford made it easy to see spatial patterns
  • It was easy to see that regenerated areas of Stratford had a better environmental quality
  • The graphs helped spot anomalies easily
• Limitations of the data presentation method

  • The radar diagrams took a long time to draw
  • They were quite small as all 5 were placed on the same page, so certain points when closer to others were harder to interpret or read
• There were some notable anomalies recorded, such as outside Stratford Station having a rating of 5 due to high quality buildings, despite the area having an average score of 2.8
• Another anomaly was outside Westfield Shopping Centre, where a rating of 2 was given for noise even though the average for the area was 4.4
• How can secondary data help us analyse the success (or otherwise) of regeneration in Stratford?

  I could also have gathered data from the census and estate agents on unemployment rates, crime rates, house prices and educational outcomes.