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Press & research.

Versioned, citable indexes of UK places to live, built from 105 official data sources. Free to cite with attribution. Full methodology published, full ranking tables downloadable as CSV.

Latest release

Index

v1.0 · published Apr 25, 2026

Britplace Affordability Index 2026

Find the most affordable places to live in the UK. Compare house prices, rents, and salary-to-cost ratios across hundreds of areas.

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All indexes

4 published

Index v1.0

Britplace Affordability Index 2026

Published Apr 25, 2026

Find the most affordable places to live in the UK. Compare house prices, rents, and salary-to-cost ratios across hundreds of areas.

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Index v1.0

Britplace Commuter Towns Index 2026

Published Apr 25, 2026

Find the best places for commuters in the UK: areas with the shortest travel times and best transport links.

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Index v1.0

Britplace Family Index 2026

Published Apr 25, 2026

Find the best family-friendly places to live in the UK, scored on school quality, safety, green spaces, and healthcare access.

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Index v1.0

Britplace Schools Index 2026

Published Apr 25, 2026

Find towns with the best schools, ranked by Ofsted ratings, with data on primary, secondary, and childcare quality.

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Methodology

How the indexes are built

Each index applies a fixed-weight composite to scores derived from 105 official UK datasets, including ONS, Police UK, Ofsted, NHS, Land Registry, Met Office, and DEFRA. Pillar weights, eligibility rules, and source limitations are published on each index page.

Methodology is locked per version. Substantive changes ship as a new version (e.g. v1.0 → v2.0) rather than silent edits, so historical citations remain valid.

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Citation

How to cite our indexes

Editorial use is welcome with attribution. The suggested citation for each index is shown in the methodology panel on its page, in two forms:

Full

BritPlace. (2026). [Index name] (vN.N). britplace.com/guides/[slug]

Short

Source: BritPlace [Index name] (vN.N).

Each index page has a "Copy citation" button that pulls the exact wording for that release.

About BritPlace

For your copy desk

Boilerplate: BritPlace is a free, data-driven service that scores and compares UK places to live across nine dimensions: affordability, safety, weather, green space, amenities, commute, education, environment, and health & wellbeing. The site covers around 3,500 areas, including 335 local authority districts, 700+ towns and built-up areas, and 2,500 postcode districts, drawing on 105 official UK government datasets including ONS, Police UK, Ofsted, NHS Digital, Land Registry, the Met Office, and DEFRA. Data is refreshed monthly. The site is free to use, methodology is published in full, and BritPlace does not sell leads to estate agents or property platforms.

Suggested phrasing: "According to BritPlace's [Index name] (vN.N), [headline finding]."

Key facts

~3,500 UK areas covered
9 scoring dimensions
105 official data sources
Monthly data refresh
Free public access

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Get in touch

For comment, custom data cuts (e.g. a regional shortlist, your readership area), or clarification on methodology:

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We aim to respond within one working day. Please include your outlet, approximate publication date, and the angle you're working on.

For businesses

If you need programmatic access to our area-level data for your product or research, we offer a paid API. Learn about the Area Data API