Location guides
Explore 367 towns and cities. Get a feel for each place, compare local housing costs and find a careers fair nearby.
By The UK Careers Fair Editorial Team
367 locations
Housing figures are ONS area averages, with the area and reporting period shown. They are not current asking prices. Full sources and local context are in each guide. Photography credits.
Wales
Town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales.
Scotland
Energy shapes Aberdeen’s working life, from engineering and procurement to the transition into new technologies.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Village in South Yorkshire, England.
Scotland
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Scotland
Town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.
South East
Market town in Hampshire, England.
South East
Town in Buckinghamshire, England.
South West
Town in Wiltshire, England.
South East
Town in Hampshire, England.
Scotland
Town in Scotland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Scotland
Scottish town in Angus.
Northern Ireland
City in Northern Ireland.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
South West
Port and suburb of Bristol, England.
South East
County town of Buckinghamshire, England.
Scotland
Administrative centre and town in Scotland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
South East
Market town in Oxfordshire, England.
Northern Ireland
City in Northern Ireland.
Wales
Cathedral city and community in Gwynedd, Wales.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in South Yorkshire, England.
South West
Town in Devon, England.
North West
Town in Cumbria, England.
Wales
Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
East of England
Town in Essex, England.
South East
Town in Hampshire, England.
South West
City in Somerset, England.
Scotland
Town in West Lothian, Scotland.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in West Yorkshire, England.
North West
Town in Merseyside, England.
East of England
The Great Ouse runs through Bedford’s parks and public spaces, close to a centre serving education, retail and business.
West Midlands
Market town in Warwickshire, England.
East Midlands
Town in Nottinghamshire, England.
Northern Ireland
Belfast’s financial technology and professional-services economy sits alongside manufacturing, health sciences and creative work.
North East
Town and civil parish in Northumberland, England.
South East
Seaside town in East Sussex, England.
South East
Town in Oxfordshire, England.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
North West
Town in Wirral, Merseyside, England.
West Midlands
Professional services in the centre, creative businesses in Digbeth, universities and industrial workplaces give Birmingham a broad employment map.
North West
Town in Lancashire, England.
North West
Coastal town in Lancashire, England.
Scotland
Town in Scotland.
South East
Constituent town of Milton Keynes, in Buckinghamshire, England.
North East
Town in Northumberland, England.
South East
Town in West Sussex.
North West
Manufacturing and food businesses remain part of Bolton’s identity, alongside its shops, theatres and public services.
East Midlands
Town and port in Lincolnshire, England.
South West
Bournemouth’s beaches are only one part of the picture.
South East
Town and civil parish in Berkshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Bradford’s manufacturing, food and professional-services businesses span a district much larger than the city centre.
East of England
Town in Essex, England.
Greater London
The Great West Road employment corridor and Brentford’s riverside streets sit close together, but they serve different daily routines.
East of England
Town in Essex, England.
Wales
Town in South Wales.
South West
Market town in Somerset, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Seaside Town and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
South West
Town in Dorset, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in West Yorkshire, England.
South East
Creative and digital businesses give Brighton a working identity alongside its seafront and cultural venues.
South West
Bristol’s employment map reaches from the centre to engineering sites on the northern fringe and work around the port.
Wales
Village in Flintshire, Wales.
Wales
Town and community in Flintshire, Wales.
North West
Town in Lancashire, England.
West Midlands
Town in Staffordshire, England.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
East of England
Town in Suffolk, England.
East Midlands
Town in Derbyshire, England.
South East
Village and parish in Surrey, England.
Wales
Town in South Wales.
South East
Town in Surrey, England.
East of England
Science, healthcare and university work shape Cambridge, while independent shopping streets offer a different view from the historic centre.
West Midlands
Market town in Staffordshire, England.
South East
Cathedral city in Kent, England.
Wales
Cardiff’s professional services, media and science economy sits alongside the public institutions of the Welsh capital.
North West
Carlisle’s station and historic centre serve a city with manufacturing and further-education employment.
East Midlands
Town in Nottinghamshire, England.
Wales
County town of Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Scotland
Town in Angus, Scotland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in West Yorkshire, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
East of England
Chelmsford combines county-town services with specialist engineering and rail connections towards London.
South West
Town and Borough in Gloucestershire, England.
Wales
Town in Monmouthshire, Wales.
North West
Chester’s Rows and riverside are familiar landmarks, but its working geography also includes business parks, healthcare and public services.
East Midlands
Town in Derbyshire, England.
South West
Market town in Wiltshire, England.
South West
Town and civil parish in Dorset, England.
East of England
Seaside town in Essex, England.
Scotland
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
South East
Village in the Borough of Elmbridge in Surrey, England.
East of England
Colchester’s historic centre, university and waterfront give the city several centres of activity.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
Wales
Town in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
Wales
Town and community in Flintshire, Wales.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
Wales
Walled market town in Wales.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
East Midlands
Town in Northamptonshire, England.
West Midlands
Engineering, higher education and cultural venues are central to Coventry’s working life.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Armagh, Northern Ireland (founded 1965).
South East
Town and borough in West Sussex, England.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
Scotland
Market town in Perth and Kinross, Scotland.
Greater London
Croydon has a substantial employment base of its own, as well as rail links into wider London.
Scotland
Town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Wales
Town in Torfaen, Wales.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
East Midlands
Market town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
East Midlands
Aerospace, rail and automotive businesses give Derby a strong engineering identity.
Northern Ireland
City in Northern Ireland.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Market town in West Yorkshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Rail, logistics and engineering are longstanding parts of Doncaster’s employment landscape.
South East
Town and port in Kent, England.
Scotland
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
Scotland
Town in Scotland.
Scotland
Games, design and life sciences give Dundee a distinctive mix of work, supported by its universities and college.
Scotland
City in Fife, Scotland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
North East
Durham’s university and historic centre give it a recognisable city life within a much larger county.
Scotland
Town in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
South East
Town in East Sussex, England.
Wales
Town in Blaenau Gwent, Wales.
Scotland
Finance, technology, universities and visitor businesses give Edinburgh a broad working economy.
Scotland
Town in Moray, Scotland.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland.
South East
Town in Surrey, England.
West Midlands
Historic market town in Worcestershire, England.
South West
The Met Office, education and local services help make Exeter a workplace for a much wider part of Devon.
South West
Seaside resort town in Devon, England.
Scotland
Town in Central Lowlands, Scotland.
South West
Town in Cornwall, England.
South East
Town in Hampshire, England.
East of England
Port town in Suffolk, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
Scotland
County town and administrative centre in Scotland.
Scotland
Town in Scotland.
Scotland
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
North East
Town in Tyne and Wear, England.
South East
Gillingham’s hospital and education activity place it within a connected Medway employment area.
Scotland
Glasgow’s financial, creative and technology businesses sit alongside universities and major public services.
Scotland
Administrative centre and town in Scotland.
South West
City and non-metropolitan district in England.
South East
Coastal town in Hampshire, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Lincolnshire, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
Scotland
Town in Inverclyde, Scotland.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in Lincolnshire, England.
South East
Guildford’s university and research park are important to a local job search, alongside technology and creative businesses in wider Surrey.
North West
Village in Greater Manchester, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in West Yorkshire, England.
East of England
Town in the Braintree district of Essex, England.
Scotland
Town and administrative centre in Scotland.
East of England
Town and non-metropolitan district in Essex, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Harrogate’s convention centre and visitor businesses are part of a wider economy that includes professional services and health technology.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
South East
Town and borough in East Sussex, England.
Wales
Town in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
East of England
Town in Suffolk, England.
Wales
Village and community in Flintshire, Wales.
Scotland
Town in the Scottish Borders.
East of England
Town in Hertfordshire, England.
West Midlands
Cathedral city and the county town of Herefordshire, England.
South East
Town in Buckinghamshire, England.
East Midlands
Town in Leicestershire, England.
East of England
Market town in Hertfordshire, England.
East of England
Town in Hertfordshire, England.
Northern Ireland
Town on outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland.
South East
Market town in West Sussex, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in West Yorkshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Ports, manufacturing, renewable-energy technology and healthcare products shape Hull’s working economy.
North West
Town in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England.
Scotland
The River Ness runs through a compact city serving a far larger Highland region.
Scotland
Town in northeast Scotland.
East of England
Insurance and business services are established parts of Ipswich’s economy, alongside its university and waterfront activity.
North East
Town in Tyne and Wear, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Market town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.
East Midlands
Market town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England.
Scotland
Burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland.
East of England
Port and market town in Norfolk, England.
South West
Town in Gloucestershire, England.
Wales
Seaside village in Conwy County Borough, Wales.
Scotland
Town and former royal burgh in Scotland.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Market town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
South East
Village in Kent, England.
Northern Ireland
Port town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
South West
Town in Cornwall, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Financial and professional services, health and digital businesses give Leeds a broad employment base.
East Midlands
Manufacturing, services, education and healthcare all contribute to Leicester’s economy.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
East of England
Town in Bedfordshire, England.
East of England
Town in Hertfordshire, England.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
East Midlands
Engineering and university activity bring work to Lincoln, whose historic uphill area and lower centre have noticeably different settings.
Northern Ireland
Cathedral city in Northern Ireland.
North West
Health sciences, maritime activity, professional services and creative businesses all form part of Liverpool’s economy.
Scotland
New town and administrative centre in Scotland.
Wales
Town and community in Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Scotland
Town in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
South East
Village and parish in Hampshire, England.
Greater London
London’s employment market covers finance, technology, healthcare, construction, creative work and much more.
East Midlands
Town in Leicestershire, England.
East of England
Town and civil parish in Suffolk, England.
East of England
Town in Bedfordshire, England.
North West
Town in Lancashire, England.
North West
Pharmaceutical manufacturing at Hurdsfield and life sciences at nearby Alderley Park give Macclesfield a specialist employment setting.
South East
Maidstone’s public services, medical campus and creative businesses sit within a borough that also includes rural workplaces.
North West
Finance, technology and business services bring a wide range of work to Manchester and the surrounding city-region.
East Midlands
Market town in Nottinghamshire, England.
South East
Town in East Kent, England.
East Midlands
Town in Leicestershire, England.
East Midlands
Town in Leicestershire, England.
Wales
Town in Wales.
North East
Digital businesses around Boho and Albert North sit alongside Middlesbrough’s manufacturing economy and the wider Tees Valley employment area.
Wales
Town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.
South East
Milton Keynes spreads employment across central offices, business districts, established towns and distribution sites.
Scotland
Town and former Royal burgh in Scotland.
Scotland
Town and royal burgh in Scotland.
Wales
Town in south Wales.
North West
Town and civil parish in Cheshire, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Nottinghamshire, England.
North East
Software, games, professional services and engineering contribute to Newcastle’s regional employment role.
West Midlands
Market town in Staffordshire, England.
Wales
Newport’s rail station connects a city with employment across South Wales’ technology and manufacturing corridor.
South West
Town in Cornwall, England.
Northern Ireland
City in Northern Ireland.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
Wales
Town in Mid Wales.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Down, Northern Ireland.
East Midlands
Northampton’s centre has services, culture and rail access, while industrial and logistics employment extends across the surrounding area.
East of England
City and non-metropolitan district in Norfolk, England.
East Midlands
Nottingham’s business and university economy sits alongside life-sciences activity and independent culture.
West Midlands
Market town in Warwickshire, England.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
Northern Ireland
County town of County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
West Midlands
Town in Shropshire, England.
South East
City and district in Oxfordshire, England.
South West
Seaside town in Devon, England.
Scotland
Town in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.
Wales
Town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales.
North West
Town in Cumbria, England.
Scotland
Energy, food and drink, business services and tourism contribute to Perth’s economy and its wider rural region.
East of England
City in Cambridgeshire, England.
Scotland
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
South West
Marine, defence and manufacturing work give Plymouth an employment identity closely tied to the waterfront.
Wales
Town in Torfaen, Wales.
Wales
Town in Wales.
South West
Coastal town in Dorset, England.
Wales
Town and community in Wales.
South East
City in Hampshire, England.
Wales
Coastal town in Denbighshire, Wales.
North West
Preston’s university, college, healthcare organisations and public services provide several routes into work and training.
South East
Technology and business services make Reading a significant workplace in its own right, as well as a base for the wider Thames Valley.
South East
Town in Surrey, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Nottinghamshire, England.
Wales
Coastal town in North Wales.
East of England
Town in Hertfordshire, England.
East Midlands
Town and civil parish in Derbyshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
City in North Yorkshire, England.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
West Midlands
Market town in Herefordshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in South Yorkshire, England.
West Midlands
Town in Birmingham, West Midlands, England.
West Midlands
Town in Warwickshire, England.
North West
Town in England.
South East
Village and parish in West Sussex, England.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
North West
City in Greater Manchester, England.
South West
Cathedral city in Wiltshire, England.
South West
Town in Cornwall, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town in North Yorkshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Industrial town in Lincolnshire, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
South East
Market town and civil parish in western Kent, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Engineering, universities and creative neighbourhoods give Sheffield several centres of working life.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England.
West Midlands
County town of Shropshire, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
East Midlands
Town and civil parish in Lincolnshire, England.
South East
Town in Berkshire, England.
West Midlands
Town in West Midlands, England.
North East
Town in Tyne and Wear, England.
South East
Maritime research and engineering, universities and healthcare are part of Southampton’s employment base.
East of England
Southend-on-Sea’s healthcare, retail and hospitality businesses sit beside a broader South Essex employment market.
North West
Town in Merseyside, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Lincolnshire, England.
East of England
City in southern Hertfordshire, England.
Scotland
Town in Fife, Scotland.
South West
Town in Cornwall, England.
North West
Town in Merseyside, England.
West Midlands
County town of Staffordshire, England.
East of England
Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England.
Scotland
City in Scotland.
North West
Stockport Exchange places offices beside the railway station, close to a town centre with independent shops and historic streets.
North East
Town in County Durham, England.
West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent’s six towns explain much about living and working here.
West Midlands
Market town in Staffordshire, England.
Scotland
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Northern Ireland
Town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
West Midlands
Town in Warwickshire, England.
South West
Civil parish in Wiltshire, England.
East of England
Town in Suffolk, England.
North East
Sunderland brings together the Wear’s city setting, the coast at Roker and Seaburn, and major employment areas inland.
East Midlands
Town in Derbyshire, England.
Wales
Swansea’s waterfront and university life sit alongside public-sector digital work and a wider regional innovation economy.
South West
Financial services, manufacturing, logistics and technical organisations contribute to Swindon’s economy beyond its railway heritage.
South East
Village in Surrey, England.
South West
Taunton’s services and specialist employers, including the UK Hydrographic Office, support a wider Somerset working area.
South West
Town in Devon, England.
West Midlands
Town in Shropshire, England.
East of England
Village and former civil parish in Essex, England.
Scotland
Town on the north coast of Scotland.
South East
Market town in Kent, England.
South West
Town in Devon, England.
Wales
Town in Wales.
South West
County town of Wiltshire, England.
South West
Truro serves as a healthcare, public-service and employment centre for a much wider part of Cornwall.
Scotland
Village in Clackmannanshire, Central Lowlands, Scotland.
South East
Creative businesses, services and visitor activity form part of the economy in and around Tunbridge Wells.
Greater London
Twickenham’s riverside centre sits within a borough with business services, creative activity and event-related work.
North East
Town in Tyne and Wear, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
City in West Yorkshire, England.
North West
Town in Merseyside, England.
North East
Town in North Tyneside, England.
North West
Nuclear engineering and logistics are prominent parts of Warrington’s economy, with Birchwood an important employment location.
West Midlands
Warwick and Royal Leamington Spa share a district but have different centres and cultural settings.
North East
Town in Tyne and Wear, England.
East of England
Town and borough in Hertfordshire, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Northamptonshire, England.
East of England
Town in Hertfordshire, England.
West Midlands
Town in West Midlands, England.
South East
Suburban district in Surrey, England.
Scotland
Town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
South West
Seaside town in Somerset, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
Town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England.
South West
Town in Dorset, England.
Greater London
Healthcare and university institutions are established parts of Whitechapel’s working life, alongside its market and small businesses.
North West
Town in Cumbria, England.
South East
Town in Kent, England.
Scotland
Town in Highland, Scotland.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
North West
Town in Greater Manchester, England.
East Midlands
Town in Leicestershire, England.
North West
Market town and civil parish in Cheshire, England.
South East
Winchester’s historic centre sits within a district that also has technology, business-service and visitor employers.
North West
Town in Cheshire, England.
East of England
Town and civil parish in Cambridgeshire, England.
South East
Town and borough in Surrey, England.
West Midlands
Advanced manufacturing and engineering connect Wolverhampton to a wider industrial area.
West Midlands
Cathedral city in Worcestershire, England.
North West
Coastal town in Cumbria, England.
East Midlands
Market town in Bassetlaw, Nottinghamshire, England.
South East
Town and borough in West Sussex, England.
Wales
City in north-east Wales.
North West
Area of South Manchester, England.
South West
Town in Somerset, England.
Yorkshire and the Humber
York’s visitor economy sits alongside universities, rail expertise and research activity.
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