Best places to live
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Where are the best places in the UK to move in 2021 if you are looking to enjoy a prosperous family life and get a good education for your children? With the property market booming post-lockdown and 35 per cent of buyers looking to move to a new area, Oxford Home Schooling ranked local authorities on factors such as Ofsted results, crime rates and housing affordability.
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Rutland in the East Midlands came out on top, followed by Cumbria and Herefordshire. The most affordable area to live for families is County Durham, where the average wage of £24,000 represents 23 per cent of the typical property value.
At the other end of the scale, Bristol was surprisingly named the worst area to raise a family in 2021. It scored poorly across all ranking factors, with few school places available (two per cent), relatively low Ofsted gradings (78 per cent ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’) and a high crime rate - 113 incidents per 1,000 people.
The most unaffordable place for families is Kensington and Chelsea, where salaries make up less than three per cent of the average house price (£1.4 million). In fact, 23 of the 26 most unaffordable areas are found in London, including all of the top 18.
To discover the best and worst areas for young families to live, visit www.oxfordhomeschooling.co.uk/uncategorized/the-best-and-worst-places-to-raise-children-in-your-region/
Photo Rutland, East Midlands