Where do Single People Live in England and Wales?

http://visual.ons.gov.uk/where-do-single-people-live-in-england-and-wales/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=blogger&utm_campaign=single-stats

We’re complete suckers for stats here at Flirtify – especially when the figures suggest that over half of people in the UK are single! But, what do the numbers really mean, where do these people live and how long can we play with the snazzy interactive map before we have to get back to work?!
According to a report from The Office for National Statistics (ONS) based on responses from the 2011 Census, more than 51% of the UK population are single – a rise from 47% in 2001.
Across the country, the concentration of single people varied massively from 92% in Headingley (Leeds) compared to just 29% in Greater Marlow (Buckinghamshire); whilst in Scotton (Richmondshire), 85% of single people were male!
Now before you single ladies all head to the North Yorkshire village on the hunt for love, we should mention a few things… most notably, that the definition of ‘single’ in this report is anyone who is not married. So, that includes those who are divorced, widowed or are shacked up but unmarried (sorry!) In other words, a cohabiting couple in Manchester who have lived together for 5 years and list themselves as ‘In a Relationship’ on Facebook, would be classed as single. Furthermore, that haven of single men in Scotton is actually home to the British Army’s largest garrison of soldiers in the world - so, the figures are slightly skewed! (We’re still going though…)
In actual fact, if you consider cohabiting couples as not being single, then the real figures are below 40%! However, that’s still a lot of single folks all looking for the same thing – so what are you waiting for?
http://visual.ons.gov.uk/where-do-single-people-live-in-england-and-wales/?utm_source=blog&utm_medium=blogger&utm_campaign=single-stats
Have a gander at the map here and find local singles with Flirtify, here! “Here, here!!!”

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