Editing Jersey (section)

=== Settlements ===
The largest settlement is the town of St Helier, including the built-up area of southern St Helier and neighbouring areas such as Georgetown, which also plays host to the island's seat of government. The town is the central business district, hosting a large proportion of the island's retail and employment, such as the finance industry.<ref>Willie Miller Urban Design (2005) [https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Planning%20and%20building/StHelierUrbanCharacter%20StrategicContext.pdf strategic context] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411084807/https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Planning%20and%20building/StHelierUrbanCharacter%20StrategicContext.pdf |date=11 April 2022 }} in ''St Helier Urban Character Appraisal.''</ref>

Outside of the town, many islanders live in suburban and rural settlements, especially along main roads leading out of town, and even the more rural areas of the island have considerable amounts of development (St Ouen, the least densely populated parish, still has 270 persons per square kilometre<ref name="JerseyCensus-2001">{{Cite web |title=Jersey Census 2001: Chapter 2: Population Characteristics |url=https://www.gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20Census01Chapter2%20200211022%20SU.pdf |access-date=15 November 2018 |publisher=States of Jersey |language=en-us |archive-date=13 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313191658/http://gov.je/SiteCollectionDocuments/Government%20and%20administration/R%20Census01Chapter2%20200211022%20SU.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>). The south and east coasts from [[Saint Aubin, Jersey|St Aubin]] to [[Gorey, Jersey|Gorey]] are largely urbanised. The second smaller urban area is the Les Quennevais area in [[St Brelade]], which is home to a small precinct of shops,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archives and collections online |url=https://catalogue.jerseyheritage.org//collection/Keywords/archive/content.subject/Les%20Quennevais%20Precinct/ |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=[[Jersey Heritage]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=9 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409232824/https://catalogue.jerseyheritage.org/collection/Keywords/archive/content.subject/Les%20Quennevais%20Precinct/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Les Quennevais School|a school]], a park, and a leisure centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Les Quennevais|url=https://www.active.je/centres/les-quennevais|access-date=18 March 2022|website=www.active.je|archive-date=26 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326175332/https://www.active.je/centres/les-quennevais|url-status=live}}</ref>

Most people across Jersey regularly travel from the rural settlements to St Helier and from the town to the rural areas for work and leisure purposes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Framework for a Sustainable Transport System: 2020–2030 |url=http://www.gov.je/Government/Pages/StatesReports.aspx?ReportID=5133 |access-date=18 March 2022 |website=[[Government of Jersey]] |language=en |archive-date=18 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318141534/https://www.gov.je/Government/Pages/StatesReports.aspx?ReportID=5133 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Housing costs in Jersey are very high. The Jersey House Price Index has at least doubled between 2002 and 2020. The mix-adjusted house price for Jersey is £567,000, higher than any UK region (UK average: £249,000) including London (average: £497,000; highest of any UK region).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jersey House Price Index Q4 2020 |url=https://www.gov.je/News/2021/Pages/House-price-report-for-the-fourth-quarter-2020.aspx |website=[[Government of Jersey]] |access-date=18 February 2021 |archive-date=18 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210218100235/https://www.gov.je/News/2021/Pages/House-price-report-for-the-fourth-quarter-2020.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>