10 big numbers 9.8 million people lived in rural England in 2008. Net internal migration to predominantly rural areas was 64,800 in 2007/08.
In 2009 808,600 rural households live more than 2 km from a Post Office.
In 2008, the full-time weekly wage for a workplace was £404 in predominantly rural areas.
The average rural house cost 6.8 times the average annual rural household income in 2007.
Approximately 700,000 rural households lived below the poverty line in 2007/08.
743,000 rural households lived in fuel poverty in 2007.
499,000 businesses in predominantly rural areas were registered for VAT in 2007.
In predominantly rural areas, between 2001 and 2008 the number of people aged over
60 rose by 506,700.
There were 93,000 second homes in predominantly rural areas in 2008.
Taken from 10 Big Numbers - report from the Campaign for rural communities, download the full report here
The CRC's statutory purpose is to promote awareness of the social and economic needs of people who live and work in rural areas and help decision-makers across and beyond government identify how those needs can best be addressed
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