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Newcastle has been named the best city in Britain to raise a family .

The Toon has been rated top for good schools, a low crime rate and low house prices.

The city, famous for the Tyne Bridge, Cheryl and its Brown Ale, beat 34 others to head the UK Family Living Index for having the most family-friendly environment.

MoneySuperMarket.com examined six categories, including the number of outstanding schools, parks, job opportunities, burglaries, house prices and average income, and crowned Newcastle the best place to start a family and bring up children.

The city scored highly for affordable homes , with the average price of property £161,255, compared with the UK average of £232,885 and £483,803 in London.

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And it was awarded 10 out of 10 for outstanding schools per head of population and low house burglaries, scored above average for parks – but dropped points for its lack of jobs.

The survey found average incomes were £25,573 – higher than neighbour Sunderland, which had £24,767, but lower than Liverpool and Manchester, where they were £26,000.

Derby came second with its lower than average house prices at £148,437 seen as selling point and Wolverhampton bagged third place with affordable housing at £135,108 but lost points for a lack of parks for children to play in.

Southampton, Bath and Nottingham also made the top ten places to raise a family along with Coventry, York, Oxford and Stoke.

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London came last, losing points for sky high property prices, burglaries and massive competition for school places.

MoneySuperMarket spokesperson Kevin Pratt said: “Parents naturally want the best for their children, whether it’s a good school, a safe and leafy neighbourhood, or plenty of career opportunities when they grow up.”

The Index analysed six categories - schools, parks, burglaries, jobs, house prices and income - awarding marks out of ten across the board.

It then weighted the scores with total marks out of five to come up with the rankings.

MoneySuperMarket said: “The Family Living Index was created to guide parents - or soon to be parents - looking to future proof their next move.”

The Family Living Index

Newcastle -upon-Tyne - 5

Derby - 4.82

Wolverhampton - 4.71

Southampton - 4.56

Bath - 4.53

Nottingham - 4.36

Coventry - 4.34

York - 4.33

Oxford - 4.33

Stoke-on-Trent - 4.31

Portsmouth - 4.29

Wakefield - 4.27

Swansea - 4.18

Liverpool - 4.13

Sunderland - 4.13

Manchester - 4.03

Leicester - 3.99

Aberdeen - 3.98

Chester - 3.97

Plymouth - 3.97

Peterborough - 3.96

Edinburgh - 3.92

Bristol - 3.90

Cardiff - 3.88

Belfast - 3.71

Birmingham - 3.68

Brighton & Hove - 3.57

Kingston upon Hull - 3.56

Glasgow - 3.55

Sheffield - 3.46

Bradford - 3.40

Leeds - 3.38

Armagh - 3.36

Newry - 3.29

London - 3.04