At a relatively aggregate (Family) level, it can be argued that the process of counterurbanisation is continuing.

• At a relatively aggregate (Family) level, it can be argued that the process of counterurbanisation is continuing.

• At Group and Class levels, however, this is less so.

• There is evidence for a two tier ‘rural’ when Commuter belt is taken into consideration (even outside of city regions).

Notes:

The use of a classification in this analysis has helped us move away from understandings of broad counterurbanisation to selective counterurbanisation