The best places in Yorkshire to live if you want to start and raise a family
That’s according to new analysis from Property Detective, which crunched the numbers to reveal the country’s most family-friendly postcodes.
The analysis, which has been shared exclusively with the JPIMedia Data Unit, looked at various factors ranging from access to schools to maternity units to determine the best places for couples to start a family and raise children around England.
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Hide AdThe report took into account the availability, quality and proximity of a wide range of amenities and services within every postcode district, including: schools, nurseries, parks and playgrounds, maternity units, NCT groups, chemists and shops.
Barnsley's S35 and Rotherham's S62 postcodes scored highly in the top 20 places to start a family, both getting 93 out of 100 points, followed in Yorkshire by Leeds's LS25, which got 86.
The same areas of South Yorkshire topped chart of places to raise a family, joint at a score of 100 with 14 others, while Leeds's LS25 was again ranked in the top 20 at a score of 97.
Commenting on the Yorkshire and the Humber findings, a spokesperson for Property Detective said: “According to the Property Detective model, the best postcodes districts in Yorkshire and The Humber to start and raise a family are S35 (Barnsley), S62 (Rotherham), LS25 (Leeds), S66 (Doncaster) and HU20 (East Riding of Yorkshire).
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Hide Ad"These specific areas scored very highly based on top rated nurseries as well as primary and secondary education, with very good availability of local amenities.”
Explaining the research methodology, the spokesperson said: “Property Detective’s team of data analysts has been crunching the numbers to try and find the most family-friendly local areas across the country.
"They have built a proprietary data model which takes into account the availability, quality and proximity of a wide range of amenities and services within every postcode district, including: schools, nurseries, parks and playgrounds, maternity units, NCT groups, chemists and shops.
“Each area has then been crunched down to a single number between 0 and 100, with the highest scores signifying the best potential areas for starting and raising a family.”
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Hide AdThe top-ranked postcode areas in Yorkshire and the Humber start start a family are:
S35 Barnsley
S62 Rotherham
LS25 Leeds
S66 Doncaster
HU20 East Riding of Yorkshire
YO19 York
LS7 Leeds
HG5 Harrogate
HU6 Kingston upon Hull
DN19 North Lincolnshire
HU17 East Riding of Yorkshire
LS18 Leeds
DN41 North East Lincolnshire
YO8 East Riding of Yorkshire
YO12 Ryedale
LS24 Selby
YO10 York
BD9 Bradford
BD14 Bradford
HD3 Calderdale
The region's postcode areas judged to be best for raising a family are:
S35 Barnsley
S62 Rotherham
LS25 Leeds
S66 Doncaster
HU20 East Riding of Yorkshire
DN19 North Lincolnshire
YO19 York
HG5 Harrogate
LS7 Leeds
HU6 Kingston upon Hull
HU17 East Riding of Yorkshire
LS18 Leeds
DN41 North East Lincolnshire
LS24 Selby
YO8 East Riding of Yorkshire
YO12 Ryedale
YO10 York
BD14 Bradford
BD9 Bradford
YO41 East Riding of Yorkshire
For more information, visit www.propertydetective.com.
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