Due to high land values, buildings tend to be tall and building density is high. Land values tend to be very high, this is the result of great competition to locate here. The CBD tends to be sparsely populated. This is due to the limited number of houses and flats. This area tends to contain high density 19th Century housing and wholesale manufacturing.
Housing is usually linear, back to back and terraced.
The streets form a grid-iron pattern. This area tends to be run down unless housing has been redeveloped or gentrification has occurred. This area usually experiences social and economic problems. However, they still remain high. Population density in the inner city is very high.