State of Winchester District

The Local Futures group carried out an audit of Winchester District in March 2004. It looked at how well Winchester's economy performs in three major areas:

Economic Development
"Winchester presents an excellent economic development profile. The local economy is entrepreneurial, productive and knowledge-driven, with healthy employment rates and a well-educated workforce."

Social Profile
"Winchester is not very ethnically diverse, has a growing elderly population, but with above average household sizes. The district is healthy, prosperous, knowledge-driven and popular in terms of population movement. Levels of crime and deprivation are very low. Overall, Winchester has a good social development profile."

Environment and Amenities
"The district's strengths are its natural environment, the quality of local services and growth in industrial and commercial floorspace. However, Winchester will need to focus upon improving the quality of local amenities, connectivity and housing affordability for key workers and those on lower incomes."

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