Bath Ranked as the UK’s Most Family Friendly City

New research has revealed that Bath is the UK’s most family friendly city! The news come from the Family Living Index created by price comparison site MoneySuperMarket.

The Family Living Index was created to guide parents – or soon to be parents – looking to futureproof their next move and guide them into selecting the best location to raise a family. The annual Index analysed 35 of the UK’s biggest cities against key factors that impact family life, including local school rankings, access to green space, likelihood of burglary, house prices, job opportunities and average salary – matching year-on-year data to analyse movements in the index.

The results reveal that Bath is the place to be for young families, overtaking last year’s hot spot Newcastle, with the south east hub seeing positive movements in almost all categories. The level of ‘outstanding’ schools and job opportunities in the area helped the city climb the charts, with the highest score out of all cities analysed at 13.76 jobs per 100 capita.

So who else made the top 5?

• Newcastle – Last year’s top spot, Newcastle dropped into second place despite posting strong results across almost all categories including an increase in disposable income at £19,190 on average. The demotion is in part due to the city seeing a reduction in job opportunities.
• Wolverhampton – This year Wolverhampton scores highly on jobs and affordable housing, with an average house price of £141,458. However, it missed out on the top two spots due to a lack of local parks.
• Manchester – Although Manchester was low on availability of green space, house prices are comparatively low at an average of £173,381. Schools and income improvements, alongside a significant reduction in burglary rates, saw Manchester jump 12 places into the top five.
• Swansea – The welsh city scraped into the top five thanks to the highest park score of all cities analysed per 100,000 capita. Additionally, Swansea also saw an increase in the average household disposable income to £15,604.

Good news for Bath, and great news for the families living here!

You can take a look at the entire Family Living Index here – https://www.moneysupermarket.com/life-insurance/best-family-cities/