Family Investments has published the first ever Family Friendly Hotspots Report, this unique study identifies the top 20 places in England and Wales that offer the most desirable environment for bringing up a family today. The report analyses a range of key factors including educational attainment, crime levels, affordable property and the availability of family friendly leisure facilities.
Family Investments has been working with families for over 35 years as the nation's favourite provider of long-term savings plans for children. This has given us a fantastic insight into what really matters to parents when they're bringing up a family. All data is accurate as of July 2011.
20 Most Family Friendly Places
To find out which postcode areas came out on top - read the full report here.
As the report examines every postcode in England and Wales, we've also created a tool where you can explore your own postcode district and find out how your location scores within each element that's important to families. Simply enter your postcode below!
The Family Friendly Hotspots tool can be used to search the majority of postcodes in England and Wales. For certain postcodes there is insufficient information to properly score the area. These postcodes tend to be predominately commercial areas where there are fewer residential population, houses and educational establishments. If you find your postcode is not coming up on this search, we suggest you try your next closest postcode.
