A NEW data study has put Aberdeen on top as the ‘Best city to move to’ in 2023. The study, by Solicitors Near Me UK, gives the city an impressive total score of 5.18, it easily topped this list.
This Scottish city performed performed well in several areas. Aberdeen has a fairly large population of approximately 213,224 people, making it the third-largest city in Scotland in terms of population. Despite this large population, house prices are cheap in Aberdeen. The average house price is just £142,300.
Other areas in which Aberdeen performed well include mortgage affordability, council tax, and superfast broadband coverage. The average council tax in the area is £1,417 per annum, which is much lower than in other UK cities.
The 5 Best Cities to Move to in 2023:
- Aberdeen – Index Score 1.00 (total score 5.18)
- Newport – Index Score 0.98 (total score 5.06)
- York – Index Score 0.93 (total score 4.81)
- Glasgow – Index Score 0.92 (total score 4.77)
- Newcastle – Index Score 0.92 (total score 4.75)
The runner-up was Newport, a city located in South Wales. With a population of roughly 319,221 people, Newport is one of the most populous Welsh cities. Newport earned a total score of 5.06, meaning that it was only slightly behind Aberdeen in the ranking.
In Newport, the average house price is £225,542. This house price is noticeably higher than in Aberdeen, but the prices are still comparatively low when weighed up against the rest of the UK cities.
Aberdeen is one of the 5 major cities in the UK to have seen a drop in house prices in the last year. With Aberdeen’s house prices dropping 2%. In fact, 4 out of the 5 cities that saw a drop in house prices were Scottish cities –
| City | Average House Price (AHP) | Drop in AHP from 2022 to 2023 (%) |
| Edinburgh | £264,300 | 3.6% |
| Dundee | £176,004 | 3.2% |
| Glasgow | £140,500 | 2.3% |
| Aberdeen | £142,300 | 2% |
Nick Jervis, founder of Solicitors Near Me UK, had this to say on the decline in Scottish house prices:
“Because the drop in house prices is so isolated to Scotland over the past year, and is predicted to continue dropping over the next 5-year period, you can see why the country would be a good place to move to in 2023, not only that, but on average, Scotland residents pay less in council tax, have lower crime rates, and better healthcare per city.”
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How Was This Data Acquired?
This list was compiled by taking into account several important sets of data, such as:
- Average house price
- AHP (average house price) yearly change
- Mortgage affordability
- Crime rates
- Health care scores
- Average council tax
- Superfast broadband coverage
For each of these categories, every UK city was given an index score. These scores were then combined to give each city an index and total score. This made it possible to determine the five best and worst cities to move to in the UK.
This data was acquired from reliable sources, including World Population Review, Rightmove, and propertydata.co.uk. These reputable sites ensure that the data is accurate.
