Report

Flat Britain: The urban density gap and how to close it

This report from UK think tank Centre for Cities addresses exactly where British cities should increase density and how they can do it.

Britain needs more homes – and it needs them in its cities. The housing crisis, inefficient urban transport, and the underperformance of major urban economies all point in the same direction: higher-density urban development is essential for national prosperity.

This report addresses the unanswered questions that remain – exactly where should British cities increase density, and how can they do it? This report draws on a new Centre for Cities dataset, comparing residential densities in British cities to similar cities in France and Japan.