Almost half of people living in London would rather live outside of the capital given the choice, according to a new online survey on the UK’s most popular cities.
A study into beloved UK cities, conducted by Zespoke, has revealed where the British public would most love to live – and results suggest regional pride is alive and well for the most part.
1,000 Brits were asked which UK city they’d most like to live in and the country’s capital came out on top, with 33.1% of all votes – but voters within London seemed to disagree.
We previously reported that rents in the majority of London postcodes were found to be unaffordable on minimum wage – and with nearly 50% of participants in London choosing a city other than their own, statistics may be a sign of a wider unrest in the capital.
The most surprising outcome of the study was that 49.2% of Londoners surveyed would rather live somewhere else.
With rising rent prices exacerbating the housing affordability gap, the results of the survey suggest that many London locals aren’t happy to call the capital their home.
And 11.5% of all respondents offered their own alternative suggestions for the best UK city – and many of Britain’s most beautiful cities were nominated, with mentions to York, Cambridge and Bath.
