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Newcastle revealed as UK’s most family friendly city
Premiership football has returned to Newcastle for next season, just in time to celebrate the city’s award for being chosen as the UK’s best city in which to raise a family according to price comparison site MoneySuperMarket. Over 35 of the country’s biggest cities were analysed against certain key
factors, including local school rankings, access to green space, house prices and average salary. Each metric was assigned a score between 1-10, and each score was included in an average weighted in favour of the metrics most directly related to raising children. The average was then used to rank the cities researched. Home to the Geordies and a certain brand of brown ale, Newcastle took
the top spot due to the volume of ‘outstanding’ schools and affordable housing in the area, with an average house price of £161,255 compared to the national average of £232,885. Midlands cities Derby and Wolverhampton took second and third place
respectively, surpassing urban powerhouses London and Manchester, thanks to the availability of affordable housing and career opportunities. Crucially, Newcastle rated higher than both due to the amount of green spaces – a fundamental consideration for families with young children.
Thefts Perhaps unsurprisingly, the report found that London came 35th and bottom of the list for families due to a higher level of theft, huge competition for school places, and the nation’s highest average house prices at £483,803. The other national capitals fared a little better with Edinburgh in 22nd place, Cardiff in 24th and Belfast in 25th. The report also dispels the North-South divide as the Midlands had five
out of the top ten most family friendly cities, including Coventry, Nottingham and Stoke, as well as Derby and Wolverhampton in the top five.
The top five cities • Newcastle-Upon-Tyne - Newcastle had the most significant offering of ‘Outstanding’ schools (as rated by Ofsted), with 9.66 per every 100,000 capita, as well as affordable housing, at £161,255 on average for a house;
• Derby - Derby’s key selling point was one of the lowest average house prices on the list, at £148,437, but it also had a reasonable level of career opportunities (8.17 per 100,000 capita) and a low level of crime, at only 17.1 burglary claims for every 1000 home insurance quotes;
• Wolverhampton - Wolverhampton scored very highly on jobs and affordable housing, with an average house price of £135,108, but dropped to third place due to a limited number of local parks - only 7 in total or 2.77 per 100,000 capita - meaning children had fewer places to play;
• Southampton - Although Southampton was low on green space, with only 5.3 parks for every 100,000 residents, house prices were comparatively low at an average of £198,835, and crime was at the lower end of the scale at 13.6 burglary claims for every 1000 home insurance quotes, and
• Bath - Bath fared well when it came to crime, with only 9.6 burglary claims in every home insurance 1000 quotes, but only made fifth position by having only 5.49 parks for every 100,000 residents, and a high average house price of £330,281.
The Family Living Index was created to guide parents – or soon to be
parents – looking to futureproof their next move. Kevin Pratt, Consumer Affairs Expert at MoneySuperMarket, commented “Parents naturally want the best for their children, whether it’s a good school, a nice neighbourhood or plenty of career opportunities when they grow up.
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