the north south divide

• North​

  -Heavily dependant on the public sector​

  -Lower incomes, average = £16,995​

  -Higher unemployment​

  -Pupils from the north are less likely to achievestraight A's​

  -Lower life expectancy (female=77.8 andmale=71.8)​

  -Lower house prices, average = £114,000​
• South​

  -Higher life expectancy (female=84.7 andmale=83.1)​

  -Higher income, average = £29,362​

  -Better standard of living​

  -Less catholic counties than the north​

  -40% more likely to achieve top GCSE grades​

  -Higher house prices, average = £500,000​

  -Lower unemployment​
• There is a clear divide in wealth in the UK, some regions and cities are wealthier than others, and the people who live there have a higher standard of living and even a higher life expectancy.
• The North-South divide in the UK refers to the economic and social disparities between the wealthier South and less prosperous North.
• The 'rich south' should not really include the South West, London itself still has pockets of extreme poverty and the poorer North also has areas of great wealth, such as the oil wealth generated around Aberdeen. ​