New data from Match reveals the best places to date in the UK, with the highest number of Match daters in proportion to it’s population. While most of us would expect large cities to be the best place to look for a partner on dating sites, the top locations were actually found to be dominated by their smaller counterparts. See the full leader board below!
Vicki Pavitt, Match’s dating expert says: “This research reveals some of the UK’s rather unexpected dating hotspots. Keen daters might like to take note of where these are and perhaps consider a staycation rather than going abroad when planning a trip. Wherever you are in the country, Match has loads of dating events allowing daters to meet like-minded singles.”
London: Zoom In
The areas with the highest concentration of daters in England’s bustling capital were:
- Orpington
- Sidcup
- Isleworth
- Edgware
- Ruislip
Within London, singles hunting for a date should head to the outer boroughs. Orpington boasts the highest concentration of active singles in the capital, almost double the city’s average. Sidcup, in South East London, and West London’s Isleworth take second and third place, respectively.
United Kingdom Top 20
- Ascot, Berkshire
- Truro, Cornwall
- Ellesmere Port Town, Cheshire
- Durham, County Durham
- Skipton, North Yorkshire
- Abergavenny, Wales
- Orpington, South East London
- Epping, Essex
- Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire
- Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire
- Sidcup, South East London
- Nantwich, Cheshire
- Bridlington, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Isleworth, West London
- Farnham, Surrey
- Chichester, West Sussex
- Cirencester, Gloucestershire
- Windsor, Berkshire
- Epsom, Surrey
- Morpeth, Northumberland
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