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Stafford was dominated by the "working
class" throughout the early 20th century. Production intensive
industry required masses of low and semi skilled employees. Many of
the inner parts of the town where given to low cost terraced housing
and industrial expansion. Combining the two meant that staff were
close to their work places and employers could control their cost of
living which in turn meant the wages could be kept low. The outer
parts of the town were reserved for the middle to upper class
workers, areas like Rowley park reflect style of housing and living
that these people enjoyed. Today, these once middle class houses
fetch in excess of £350,000.
Example of the type of houses in
the Rowley Park Area.
This type of property can reach
prices of around £200,000.
Through the 60's,70's and early 80's the inner
group of industries declined and the sites they once occupied were
converted to housing or commercial premises. This forced local
industries into newer further a field areas of the town. This
movement of industry was not detrimental, in fact the opposite.
Newer and more up market industries moved into the new
"industrial estates" which attracted a whole new type of
industry and person to Stafford. This in turn forced up house prices
and the demand for land. New housing projects and more industrial
estates cropped up and the town expanded rapidly. Over the past
decade the town developed a technology and entertainment industry
whilst maintaining it's core manufacturing industries. The
polytechnic was given University status and a new hospital was built
in the east of the town.
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