Deenethorpe is a small village in Northamptonshire. Near to the village is a disused airfield, which was the home of the 401st Bombardment Group of the United States Air Force, which flew bombing missions during the Second World War. Today little is left except a memorial to the airmen who were based there, and the land has been returned to agriculture.
Since the 1940s the UK’s population has risen from approximately 50 million to 58.5 million in 2000, to over 65.1 million today (see back page). The number of homes built to house this rise in the population has fallen dramatically to approximately 175,000 in 2000 and further to under 130,000 in 2016. It is estimated that 6 million new homes will be required over the next 30 years at a rate of 200,000 each year.
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