The best and most affordable places to live if you’re a woman
By lucmin on 25th September 2017
Research for BBC’s Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour has named the Scottish local authority East Dunbartonshire as the best place to live in Britain if you are a woman, and Copeland in Cumbria the most affordable.All of the top five areas in which to live in the UK as a women boast house prices close to, or above, the UK average of £226,000. East Dunbartonshire and East Renfrewshire exceed the Scottish average of £149,186 both in the top 5 most expensive authorities across Scotland.
Locations across the North West and Wales proved to offer the best option in terms of housing affordability, with average house prices less than four times average median income. Both Copeland and Burnley have experienced double-digit house price growth over the last year, over twice the level of the North West as a whole.
Ranked in the top five overall, locations across Oxfordshire proved the best location for women based on their lifestage. West Oxfordshire ranked the number one location for younger woman (age 18–30), while neighbouring south Oxfordshire topped the league for older woman (aged 65 and over) thanks to low mortality rate, low crime and less isolation.