Good Growth for Cities Index 2024: Why Bristol is 'one of the best places to live and work in the UK'

By Adriana Amor
Published 1st Oct 2024, 10:29 BST
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Bristol is 'one of the best places to live and work in the UK' according to PwC’s 2024 Good Growth for Cities Index.

The Index ranks the 51 largest cities in the UK, plus the London boroughs as a whole, based on the public’s assessment of jobs, health, income, safety and skills, work-life balance, housing, travel-to-work times, income equality, high street shops, environment and business start-ups.

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Bristol rose to second place, whilst Southampton remained third and Plymouth was the highest performing city.

They scored above the UK average for health, safety and skills but did less well on new businesses and house price-to-earnings.

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The Good Growth for Cities Index ranks the 51 largest cities in the UK, plus the London boroughs as a whole, based on the public’s assessment of jobs, health, income, safety and skills, work-life balance, housing, travel-to-work times, income equality, high street shops, environment and business start-ups. Bristol rose to second place, whilst Southampton remained third and Plymouth was the highest performing city.The Good Growth for Cities Index ranks the 51 largest cities in the UK, plus the London boroughs as a whole, based on the public’s assessment of jobs, health, income, safety and skills, work-life balance, housing, travel-to-work times, income equality, high street shops, environment and business start-ups. Bristol rose to second place, whilst Southampton remained third and Plymouth was the highest performing city.
The Good Growth for Cities Index ranks the 51 largest cities in the UK, plus the London boroughs as a whole, based on the public’s assessment of jobs, health, income, safety and skills, work-life balance, housing, travel-to-work times, income equality, high street shops, environment and business start-ups. Bristol rose to second place, whilst Southampton remained third and Plymouth was the highest performing city. | Shutterstock

Overall, Bristol’s score increased from 0.54 in 2023 to 0.59 in 2024.

Jobs improved from 0.59 to 0.85, skills from 1.64 to 2.10, income distribution from 0.80 to 1.00, transport from -0.13 to 0.24, environment from 0.54 to 0.56) and work-life balance from 1.18 to 1.46.

There was a decline on income (0.23 to 0.18), health (0.66 to 0.57), housing (-0.62 to -0.81), new businesses (-0.29 to -0.30), safety (0.57 to 0.55), and high streets and shops (0.35 to 0.27).

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