Average house price: £114,000

Average annual wage: £37,000

House price to wage ratio: 3

The district of Copeland, in the far north-west of England, has been dubbed “the last affordable part of Britain”. Situated on the coast to the west of the Lake District, the area’s relatively high wages are thanks in part to the presence of two major manufacturers, British Aerospace Engineering and GlaxoSmithKline.

You can find stunning scenery here, including Scafell Pike, England’s highest mountain, and Wastwater, its deepest lake. Also worth a mention are the pretty Georgian harbour town of Whitehaven and the world-famous crab fair in nearby Ergremont.

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