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The South East with an area of nearly 19,200 sq Km is the third largest of the English Regions, while its population at 8.2 million is the largest of any region. Administratively it is made up of 7 Counties, containing 55 Districts and Boroughs, and a further 12 Unitary Authorities. While there is no single dominant urban centre, the region is home to two cities with populations of around 250,000 (Brighton and Hove, and Medway) and five cities with populations in excess of 100,000.
The region has a highly productive economy with a residence based Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2005 of £166 billion (workplace based, £155 billlion), amounting to £20,700 per head, the second highest of the English regions and 15.3% of the total UK GVA. Incomes in the region are strong, with average Gross Domestic Household Income at £118 billion in 2005, equivalent to £14,600 per head. Again only London had higher figures of all the English regions. The economic activity at 82% (Jan-Mar 2007) is the highest of any regions, (UK average 78.7%), as is the employment rate at 78.4% (UK 74.4%). The economy provides around 4.4 million jobs, and as the difference between workforce and residence based GVA indicates the region also provides a substantial contribution to the labour force of neighbouring regions, especially London.
The region has a strong infrastructure, including some 3.5 million dwellings, of which 75% are owner occupied. Transport links include 22% of the English motorway network and 15% of the major roads. The UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, is in the region, while the busiest, Heathrow is immediately adjacent to it. In Southampton, Portsmouth, Dover, Sheerness, Ramsgate and Newhaven, the SE has some of the country’s major passenger and freight ports, while the Channel Tunnel provides direct access to continental Europe.
However, there is considerable diversity within the region. Within the regional GVA figures, GVA per head varies from £10,200 in the Isle of Wight to £27,500 in Berkshire (2004). This partially reflects into household income, with gross domestic household income per head varying between £11,100 in Southampton and £17,600 in Surrey (2004). While some 270 of the region’s lower level Super Output Areas (LSOAs) fell within the worst 20% nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, around 2000 fell within the best 20% nationally.
The region has a highly productive economy with a residence based Gross Value Added (GVA) in 2005 of £166 billion (workplace based, £155 billlion), amounting to £20,700 per head, the second highest of the English regions and 15.3% of the total UK GVA. Incomes in the region are strong, with average Gross Domestic Household Income at £118 billion in 2005, equivalent to £14,600 per head. Again only London had higher figures of all the English regions. The economic activity at 82% (Jan-Mar 2007) is the highest of any regions, (UK average 78.7%), as is the employment rate at 78.4% (UK 74.4%). The economy provides around 4.4 million jobs, and as the difference between workforce and residence based GVA indicates the region also provides a substantial contribution to the labour force of neighbouring regions, especially London.
The region has a strong infrastructure, including some 3.5 million dwellings, of which 75% are owner occupied. Transport links include 22% of the English motorway network and 15% of the major roads. The UK’s second busiest airport, Gatwick, is in the region, while the busiest, Heathrow is immediately adjacent to it. In Southampton, Portsmouth, Dover, Sheerness, Ramsgate and Newhaven, the SE has some of the country’s major passenger and freight ports, while the Channel Tunnel provides direct access to continental Europe.
However, there is considerable diversity within the region. Within the regional GVA figures, GVA per head varies from £10,200 in the Isle of Wight to £27,500 in Berkshire (2004). This partially reflects into household income, with gross domestic household income per head varying between £11,100 in Southampton and £17,600 in Surrey (2004). While some 270 of the region’s lower level Super Output Areas (LSOAs) fell within the worst 20% nationally on the Index of Multiple Deprivation 2004, around 2000 fell within the best 20% nationally.
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