UK Regions
England is commonly broken down into 11 regions. For the purposes of those involved in education the country is further divided into Local Authorities (LAs). Wales is also divided into LAs whilst Northern Ireland is broken down by Education Library Boards.
To find out more about the regions of the UK click on the relevant area:
Average house price information taken from Provisor
The North East
The counties of the North East are Northumberland and Durham: The major towns and cities of the North East are Newcastle, Tyneside, Gateshead, Sunderland, Darlington, Hartlepool, Stockton, Middlesborough and Cleveland & Redcar.
There are two major airports in the North East: Newcastle and Teesside.
House prices in the North East average £145,000. Individual incomes in the North East average £20,000.
The Local Authorities of the North East are Darlington, Durham, Gateshead, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar & Cleveland, South Tyneside, Stockton on Tees and Sunderland.
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Yorkshire and Humberside
The counties of Yorkshire and Humberside are: North, West and South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and North & North East Lincolnshire. The major towns and cities of Yorkshire and Humberside are: Leeds, Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Wakefield, York, Kingston-on-Hull, Barnsley, Doncaster, Sheffield and Rotherham.
There are two major airports in Yorkshire and Humberside: Humberside and Leeds & Bradford.
House prices in Yorkshire and Humberside average £226,000. Individual incomes in Yorkshire and Humberside average £21,000.
The Local Authorities of Yorkshire and Humberside are Bradford, Calderdale, City of York, Doncaster, East Riding, Kingston upon Hull, Kirklees, Leeds, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield and Wakefield.
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The North West
The counties of the North West are Cumbria, Lancashire, Merseyside & Wirral and Cheshire.
The major town and cities of the North West are Greater Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool, Warrington, Halton & Blackburn and Darwen.
There are three major airports in the North West: Blackpool, Manchester and Liverpool.
House prices in the North West average £144,000. Individual incomes in the North West average £22,000.
The Local Authorities of the North West are Blackburn, Blackpool, Bolton, Bury, Cheshire, Cumbria, Knowsley, Lancashire, Liverpool, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford, Sefton, St. Helens, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Warrington, Wigan and Wirral.
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East Midlands
The counties of the East Midlands are: Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Rutland and Northamptonshire.
Major towns and cities of the East Midlands are: Derby, Lincoln, Nottingham, Leicester, and Northampton.
There is one major airport in the East Midlands: East Midlands Airport! House prices in the East Midlands average £162,000. Individual incomes in the East Midlands average £23,000.
The Local Authorities of the East Midlands are Derby City, Derbyshire, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire, Peterborough and Rutland.
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Wales
The counties of Wales are: Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath, Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham.
The major towns and cities of Wales are: Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Swansea and Wrexham.
There is one major airport in Wales: Cardiff. House prices in Wales average £145,000. Average salaries in Wales is £21,000.
The Local Authorities of Wales are: Anglesey, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan and Wrexham
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West Midlands
The counties of the West Midlands are: Staffordshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire.
The major towns and cities of the West Midlands are: Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Warwick, Stoke on Trent, Telford and Wrekin, Wolverhampton, Sandwell and Dudley.
There is one major airport in the West Midlands: Birmingham. House prices in the West Midlands average £160,000. Individual incomes in the West Midlands average £22,500.
The Local Authorities of the West Midlands are Birmingham, Coventry, Dudley, Herefordshire, Sandwell, Shropshire, Solihull, Staffordshire, Stoke on Trent, Telford & Wrekin, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Worcestershire.
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East England
The counties of East England are: Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex.
The major towns and cities of East England are: Norwich, Cambridge, Peterborough, Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton.
There are three major airports in East England: Norwich, Luton and Stanstead.
House prices in East England average £200,000. Individual incomes in East England average £22,000.
The Local Authorities of East England are Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Luton, Medway, Milton Keynes, Norfolk and Suffolk.
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Greater London
London is divided into 33 boroughs. These are (in alphabetical order): Barking, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond, Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster.
There are two major airports in Greater London: London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
House prices in Greater London average £260,000. Individual incomes in Greater London average £31,000.
The Local Authorities of London are Barking, Barnet, Bexley, Brent, Bromley, Camden, City of London, Croydon, Ealing, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Hammersmith, Haringey, Harrow, Havering, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Islington, Kensington & Chelsea, Kingston, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Newham, Redbridge, Richmond Southwark, Sutton, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest, Wandsworth and Westminster.
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The South East
The counties of the South East are: Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Surrey, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent.
The major towns and cities of the South East are Oxford, Buckingham, Ascot, Reading, Guildford, Southampton, Brighton and Canterbury.
There is one major airport in the South East: Southampton.
House prices in the South East average between £230,000. Individual incomes in the South East average £25,000.
The Local Authorities of the South East are Bracknell Forest, Brighton and Hove, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Portsmouth, Reading, Slough, Southampton, Surrey, West Berkshire, West Sussex, Windsor & Maidenhead and Wokingham.
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The South West
The counties of the South West are: Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset, Dorset Devon and Cornwall.
The major towns and cities of the South West are: Cheltenham, Gloucester, Swindon, Bristol, Bath, Poole, Bournemouth, Exeter and Plymouth.
There is one major airport in the South West: Bournemouth.
House prices in the South West average between £310,000. Individual incomes in the South West average £22,000.
The Local Authorities of the South West are Bath & North East Somerset, Bournemouth, City of Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Poole, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, Torbay and Wiltshire.
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Northern Ireland
For those working in education the logical way to break down Northern Ireland is according to the five Education Library boards. These are:
- The North Eastern Education Library Board
- The Belfast Education Library Board
- The South Eastern Education Library Board
- The Southern Library Board
- The Western Library Board.
There is one major airport in Northern Ireland: Belfast.
The average price of a house in Northern Ireland is £181,031. Individual incomes in Northern Ireland average between £17,000 and £19,000.
The Northern Ireland Substitute Teacher Register (NISTR) was developed by Eteach in partnership with all five Education Library Boards. To find out about joining the register click here.
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