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GCSE Geography · key term
The upgrading of an area, often involving housing renovation and an influx of wealthier residents, which can increase property prices and rents.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 2
Revise: Urban Change: Decline and Growth in UK CitiesGentrification is one way neighbourhoods change. Housing is upgraded and wealthier residents move in, often attracted by access to work, culture and leisure. New spending can support improved shops and services.
Specification 5.2a · Paper 2, Paper 3
Change in a neighbourhood as investment and more affluent residents move in, often increasing property prices and rents and potentially displacing lower-income residents.
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This process is gentrification. An area may become more attractive to investors and wealthier households while some long-standing residents can no longer afford to remain. The housing challenge is therefore not simply to build more homes, but to provide homes that match local needs and incomes.