Internal migration, England and Wales, year ending June 2014

26 Jun 2015 10:48 AM

Main points

• There were an estimated 2.85 million residents moving between local authorities in England and Wales between July 2013 and June 2014, an increase of 5% compared with a year earlier.
• There were 55,500 moves from England and Wales to Northern Ireland and Scotland, compared with 46,600 from Northern Ireland and Scotland to England and Wales. This means there was a net internal migration loss for England and Wales of 8,900 people.
• There were more female movers than males: 52% of movers were female and 48% were male.
• Young adults were most likely to move, with the biggest single peak reflecting moves to start higher education.
• Of the English regions, London had the highest rate of internal migration net outflow (8.2 per 1,000 residents as at mid-2013). The region with the highest rate of internal migration net inflow was the South West (4.8 per 1,000 residents as at mid-2013).

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