Living the dream - at a price
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Brighton and Hove has been revealed as the most expensive area in England, outside London, to raise a child in 2022. Most areas where costs are highest are in the South of England, with the exceptions being Manchester and Nottingham
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The study, conducted by childcare and education experts Little Ones London, looked into childcare costs around England as well as the average rent for a two-bedroom property, and compared them to the average salary in the area.
Brighton and Hove parents totted up total monthly costs of £2,195.80, amounting to 110.45 per cent of the average monthly salary of almost £2,000. The costs are a sum of average monthly childcare costs for 30 hours a week (£970) and the average rent for a two-bedroom property in the area (£1,225).
Second on the list is Bath and North East Somerset in South West England. The area’s total monthly costs consist of £945 in childcare and £1,019 for renting a two-bedroom property, which totals £1,964, and adds up to 106.79 per cent of the average monthly salary of £1,839.20.
Manchester comes in third with a total monthly cost in the metropolitan area of £1,833 – made up of £966.90 for childcare and £867 in rent. This equals 99.67 per cent of the average monthly salary of £1,840.
Bristol in the South West, and Nottingham in the East Midlands, come fourth and fifth in the rankings.