Girls who'll live to 105... and boys who won't see 67: Figures show disparity between life expectancy in different parts of the country



A girl born on the Northburn Estate, Northumberland, will live to 105

Those born in affluent parts of central London and West Sussex to 93

But children born in parts of Bradford and Salford will not reach 73, government data suggests



Life expectancy for girls born in certain areas of the country could exceed 105, new government data suggests (library image)

Life expectancy for girls born today in some parts of England could average more than 100 years.

Those living in part of one northern town might expect to reach 105, while those in one Home Counties town will notch up 104 birthdays, Government data suggests.

The statistics from Public Health England have also exposed the staggering disparities in life expectancy in different parts of the country.

At the other end of the spectrum, for example, girls born in parts of Bradford and Salford will, on average, fail to reach their 73rd birthdays.

Men born in the most affluent parts of London and in part of Crawley, West Sussex, could average lives lasting nearly 98 years.

They can expect to live more than 30 years longer than their contemporaries born in the worst part of England for longevity – Rock Ferry, in Birkenhead, where male inhabitants will be lucky to reach the age of 67.

A girl born on the Northburn Estate near Cramlington in Northumberland has an average life expectancy of 105. For those born in Beggarwood, in Basingstoke and Deane, the figure is 104.3.

The other top areas for women are Marlow in Wycombe, Grange Park in Swindon and Lyppard Grange in Worcester. In all three the average girl will live to over 95.

The worst area for women is part of Holme Wood in Bradford, a council estate thought to be the largest in Europe.



The other areas in the female worst five are Patricroft in Salford, Portwood in Stockport, part of St Helens, and an area west of Hull city centre.

The data suggested a baby born near Cramlington in Northumberland could live to 105, but one born in Bradford will not reach their 73rd birthday (library image)

For men, the shortest lives are likely to be lived by boys born in Rock Ferry, Radford in Nottingham, Grange Park in Blackpool, and two areas in central Leicester.

The Northburn estate is a surprise in the best five because it is not particularly affluent. The average house costs £130,000.

The Rev Stephen Hewitt, team rector for Cramlington, said he had been struck by the number of women he had met who were 100 or well into their nineties.

‘I would say it’s likely down to them being a hardy breed, rather than their lifestyle,’ he told the Sunday Times. ‘Many of them grew up in a tough area, through the depression and war.’

Professor John Newton of Public Health England said that from 2000 to 2012 life expectancy in England rose by 3.2 years for men and 2.4 years for women.