The north east of England witnessed huge deindustrialisation during the late 1970s and 1980s which resulted in many people leaving the traditional industrial core clusters around Tyneside, Wearside and Teeside to migrate south or abroad. Some areas have recovered due to foreign investment, Washington near Sunderland (Nissan) and others due to government initaitives, Newcastle (One North), however, many areas remain sparsley populated, lacking in any resources or opportunities for the future generations.
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There has been a small amount of international immigration such as Japanese managers for the Nissan factory at Washington and small pockets of Chinese, Pakistani and Indian people, often running their own small businesses or in professional and managerial roles.
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