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Where can I retire to in the UK?

Compare 360 UK cities, towns and counties to find where you can retire to. Each location shows average house prices, annual living costs and the retirement pot you'd need - so you can see which places fit your savings.

360 UK locations available - click column headers to sort

LocationRegionAvg House PriceLiving CostsAvg retirement number @ 4% SWRAvg total net worth required
Aberdeen(city)Scotland£133,906£28,253£392,625£526,531
Aberdeenshire(county)Scotland£196,787£28,253£392,625£589,412
Adur(town)South East£368,910£38,194£641,150£1,010,060
Amber Valley(town)East Midlands£231,146£30,444£447,400£678,546
Angus(town)Scotland£160,112£28,253£392,625£552,737
Antrim and Newtownabbey(county)Northern Ireland£201,134£33,943£534,875£736,009
Ards and North Down(county)Northern Ireland£225,552£33,943£534,875£760,427
Argyll and Bute(county)Scotland£179,601£28,253£392,625£572,226
Armagh City Banbridge and Craigavon(county)Northern Ireland£184,745£33,943£534,875£719,620
Arun(town)South East£320,350£38,194£641,150£961,500
Ashfield(town)East Midlands£188,862£30,444£447,400£636,262
Ashford(town)South East£341,710£38,194£641,150£982,860
Babergh(town)East Of England£329,156£37,605£626,425£955,581
Barking and Dagenham(city)London£360,679£31,457£472,725£833,404
Barnet(city)London£588,293£31,457£472,725£1,061,018
Barnsley(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£173,847£31,457£472,725£646,572
Basildon(town)East Of England£355,621£37,605£626,425£982,046
Basingstoke and Deane(city)South East£372,276£38,194£641,150£1,013,426
Bassetlaw(town)East Midlands£210,587£30,444£447,400£657,987
Bath and North East Somerset(city)South West£405,568£36,461£597,825£1,003,393
Bedford(town)East Of England£330,076£37,605£626,425£956,501
Belfast(city)Northern Ireland£181,033£33,943£534,875£715,908
Bexley(city)London£410,445£31,457£472,725£883,170
Birmingham(city)West Midlands£233,056£31,065£462,925£695,981
Blaby(town)East Midlands£284,733£30,444£447,400£732,133
Blackburn with Darwen(town)North West£155,272£29,953£435,125£590,397
Blackpool(town)North West£135,792£29,953£435,125£570,917
Blaenau Gwent(town)Wales£137,520£31,359£470,275£607,795
Bolsover(town)East Midlands£184,087£30,444£447,400£631,487
Bolton(town)North West£198,292£29,953£435,125£633,417
Boston(town)East Midlands£178,644£30,444£447,400£626,044
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole(town)South West£308,248£36,461£597,825£906,073
Bracknell Forest(town)South East£390,219£38,194£641,150£1,031,369
Bradford(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£186,734£31,457£472,725£659,459
Braintree(town)East Of England£321,337£37,605£626,425£947,762
Breckland(town)East Of England£269,164£37,605£626,425£895,589
Brent(city)London£538,452£31,457£472,725£1,011,177
Brentwood(town)East Of England£523,441£37,605£626,425£1,149,866
Bridgend(town)Wales£213,319£31,359£470,275£683,594
Brighton and Hove(city)South East£403,808£38,194£641,150£1,044,958
Bristol(city)South West£347,715£36,461£597,825£945,540
Broadland(town)East Of England£314,366£37,605£626,425£940,791
Bromley(city)London£518,311£31,457£472,725£991,036
Bromsgrove(town)West Midlands£328,099£31,065£462,925£791,024
Broxbourne(town)East Of England£416,886£37,605£626,425£1,043,311
Broxtowe(town)East Midlands£252,005£30,444£447,400£699,405
Buckinghamshire(county)South East£478,219£38,194£641,150£1,119,369
Burnley(town)North West£128,826£29,953£435,125£563,951
Bury(town)North West£236,357£29,953£435,125£671,482
Caerphilly(town)Wales£195,082£31,359£470,275£665,357
Calderdale(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£191,696£31,457£472,725£664,421
Cambridge(city)East Of England£471,532£37,605£626,425£1,097,957
Camden(city)London£772,336£31,457£472,725£1,245,061
Cannock Chase(town)West Midlands£227,197£31,065£462,925£690,122
Canterbury(town)South East£341,331£38,194£641,150£982,481
Cardiff(city)Wales£270,928£31,359£470,275£741,203
Carmarthenshire(county)Wales£198,907£31,359£470,275£669,182
Castle Point(town)East Of England£367,482£37,605£626,425£993,907
Causeway Coast and Glens(town)Northern Ireland£208,235£33,943£534,875£743,110
Central Bedfordshire(town)East Of England£357,709£37,605£626,425£984,134
Ceredigion(county)Wales£242,870£31,359£470,275£713,145
Charnwood(town)East Midlands£274,038£30,444£447,400£721,438
Chelmsford(town)East Of England£375,996£37,605£626,425£1,002,421
Cheltenham(city)South West£327,380£36,461£597,825£925,205
Cherwell(town)South East£351,051£38,194£641,150£992,201
Cheshire East(county)North West£298,548£29,953£435,125£733,673
Cheshire West and Chester(county)North West£267,724£29,953£435,125£702,849
Chesterfield(town)East Midlands£202,998£30,444£447,400£650,398
Chichester(town)South East£426,958£38,194£641,150£1,068,108
Chorley(town)North West£213,356£29,953£435,125£648,481
Clackmannanshire(town)Scotland£161,179£28,253£392,625£553,804
Colchester(city)East Of England£300,327£37,605£626,425£926,752
Conwy(town)Wales£212,814£31,359£470,275£683,089
Cornwall(county)South West£275,395£36,461£597,825£873,220
Cotswold(town)South West£406,110£36,461£597,825£1,003,935
County Durham(county)North East£135,767£27,501£373,825£509,592
Coventry(city)West Midlands£219,765£31,065£462,925£682,690
Crawley(town)South East£330,955£38,194£641,150£972,105
Croydon(city)London£388,821£31,457£472,725£861,546
Cumberland(town)North West£169,707£29,953£435,125£604,832
Dacorum(town)East Of England£461,072£37,605£626,425£1,087,497
Darlington(town)North East£159,815£27,501£373,825£533,640
Dartford(town)South East£341,447£38,194£641,150£982,597
Denbighshire(town)Wales£198,570£31,359£470,275£668,845
Derby(city)East Midlands£204,149£30,444£447,400£651,549
Derbyshire Dales(city)East Midlands£340,861£30,444£447,400£788,261
Derry City and Strabane(county)Northern Ireland£185,356£33,943£534,875£720,231
Doncaster(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£174,216£31,457£472,725£646,941
Dorset(county)South West£328,417£36,461£597,825£926,242
Dover(town)South East£276,156£38,194£641,150£917,306
Dudley(town)West Midlands£228,620£31,065£462,925£691,545
Dumfries and Galloway(county)Scotland£165,597£28,253£392,625£558,222
Dundee(city)Scotland£134,392£28,253£392,625£527,017
Ealing(city)London£566,930£31,457£472,725£1,039,655
East Ayrshire(town)Scotland£128,845£28,253£392,625£521,470
East Cambridgeshire(city)East Of England£341,007£37,605£626,425£967,432
East Devon(county)South West£343,042£36,461£597,825£940,867
East Dunbartonshire(town)Scotland£267,207£28,253£392,625£659,832
East Hampshire(town)South East£437,074£38,194£641,150£1,078,224
East Hertfordshire(county)East Of England£456,251£37,605£626,425£1,082,676
East Lindsey(town)East Midlands£216,337£30,444£447,400£663,737
East Lothian(town)Scotland£277,238£28,253£392,625£669,863
East Renfrewshire(town)Scotland£288,945£28,253£392,625£681,570
East Riding of Yorkshire(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£218,914£31,457£472,725£691,639
East Staffordshire(county)West Midlands£230,353£31,065£462,925£693,278
East Suffolk(county)East Of England£284,973£37,605£626,425£911,398
Eastbourne(town)South East£255,473£38,194£641,150£896,623
Eastleigh(town)South East£308,958£38,194£641,150£950,108
Edinburgh(city)Scotland£289,857£28,253£392,625£682,482
Elmbridge(town)South East£759,229£38,194£641,150£1,400,379
Enfield(city)London£464,044£31,457£472,725£936,769
Epping Forest(town)East Of England£520,502£37,605£626,425£1,146,927
Epsom and Ewell(town)South East£552,902£38,194£641,150£1,194,052
Erewash(town)East Midlands£219,197£30,444£447,400£666,597
Exeter(town)South West£286,131£36,461£597,825£883,956
Falkirk(town)Scotland£165,754£28,253£392,625£558,379
Fareham(town)South East£333,822£38,194£641,150£974,972
Fenland(town)East Of England£229,709£37,605£626,425£856,134
Fermanagh and Omagh(county)Northern Ireland£192,900£33,943£534,875£727,775
Fife(county)Scotland£170,395£28,253£392,625£563,020
Flintshire(town)Wales£210,180£31,359£470,275£680,455
Folkestone and Hythe(town)South East£312,914£38,194£641,150£954,064
Forest of Dean(town)South West£287,663£36,461£597,825£885,488
Fylde(town)North West£223,835£29,953£435,125£658,960
Gateshead(town)North East£155,777£27,501£373,825£529,602
Gedling(town)East Midlands£243,072£30,444£447,400£690,472
Glasgow(city)Scotland£184,281£28,253£392,625£576,906
Gloucester(town)South West£237,968£36,461£597,825£835,793
Gosport(town)South East£237,267£38,194£641,150£878,417
Gravesham(town)South East£340,305£38,194£641,150£981,455
Great Yarmouth(town)East Of England£208,098£37,605£626,425£834,523
Greenwich(city)London£465,960£31,457£472,725£938,685
Guildford(town)South East£525,805£38,194£641,150£1,166,955
Gwynedd(county)Wales£201,202£31,359£470,275£671,477
Hackney(city)London£611,039£31,457£472,725£1,083,764
Halton(town)North West£199,256£29,953£435,125£634,381
Hammersmith and Fulham(city)London£730,674£31,457£472,725£1,203,399
Harborough(town)East Midlands£335,553£30,444£447,400£782,953
Haringey(city)London£646,557£31,457£472,725£1,119,282
Harlow(town)East Of England£316,293£37,605£626,425£942,718
Harrow(city)London£530,414£31,457£472,725£1,003,139
Hart(town)South East£478,996£38,194£641,150£1,120,146
Hartlepool(town)North East£136,532£27,501£373,825£510,357
Hastings(town)South East£236,670£38,194£641,150£877,820
Havant(town)South East£316,718£38,194£641,150£957,868
Havering(city)London£441,241£31,457£472,725£913,966
Herefordshire(county)West Midlands£279,786£31,065£462,925£742,711
Hertsmere(town)East Of England£564,363£37,605£626,425£1,190,788
High Peak(town)East Midlands£260,754£30,444£447,400£708,154
Highland(county)Scotland£211,875£28,253£392,625£604,500
Hillingdon(city)London£470,887£31,457£472,725£943,612
Hinckley and Bosworth(town)East Midlands£268,159£30,444£447,400£715,559
Horsham(town)South East£440,938£38,194£641,150£1,082,088
Hounslow(city)London£509,325£31,457£472,725£982,050
Huntingdonshire(town)East Of England£308,663£37,605£626,425£935,088
Hyndburn(town)North West£138,706£29,953£435,125£573,831
Inverclyde(town)Scotland£112,529£28,253£392,625£505,154
Ipswich(town)East Of England£213,736£37,605£626,425£840,161
Isle of Anglesey(town)Wales£234,538£31,359£470,275£704,813
Isle of Wight(town)South East£240,291£38,194£641,150£881,441
Islington(city)London£679,463£31,457£472,725£1,152,188
Kensington and Chelsea(city)London£1,256,680£31,457£472,725£1,729,405
King's Lynn and West Norfolk(county)East Of England£265,887£37,605£626,425£892,312
Kingston upon Hull(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£134,719£31,457£472,725£607,444
Kingston upon Thames(city)London£572,759£31,457£472,725£1,045,484
Kirklees(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£204,191£31,457£472,725£676,916
Knowsley(town)North West£190,657£29,953£435,125£625,782
Lambeth(city)London£554,128£31,457£472,725£1,026,853
Lancaster(town)North West£194,114£29,953£435,125£629,239
Leeds(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£244,430£31,457£472,725£717,155
Leicester(city)East Midlands£233,480£30,444£447,400£680,880
Lewes(town)South East£364,996£38,194£641,150£1,006,146
Lewisham(city)London£489,602£31,457£472,725£962,327
Lichfield(town)West Midlands£335,962£31,065£462,925£798,887
Lincoln(town)East Midlands£185,514£30,444£447,400£632,914
Lisburn and Castlereagh(town)Northern Ireland£233,022£33,943£534,875£767,897
Liverpool(city)North West£181,505£29,953£435,125£616,630
London(city)London£594,961£31,457£472,725£1,067,686
Luton(town)East Of England£278,032£37,605£626,425£904,457
Maidstone(town)South East£365,560£38,194£641,150£1,006,710
Maldon(town)East Of England£387,071£37,605£626,425£1,013,496
Malvern Hills(town)West Midlands£339,600£31,065£462,925£802,525
Manchester(city)North West£248,071£29,953£435,125£683,196
Mansfield(town)East Midlands£184,520£30,444£447,400£631,920
Medway(town)South East£297,435£38,194£641,150£938,585
Melton(town)East Midlands£291,895£30,444£447,400£739,295
Merthyr Tydfil(town)Wales£144,874£31,359£470,275£615,149
Merton(city)London£601,401£31,457£472,725£1,074,126
Mid and East Antrim(county)Northern Ireland£173,893£33,943£534,875£708,768
Mid Devon(county)South West£289,219£36,461£597,825£887,044
Mid Suffolk(county)East Of England£319,488£37,605£626,425£945,913
Mid Sussex(county)South East£436,223£38,194£641,150£1,077,373
Mid Ulster(town)Northern Ireland£189,542£33,943£534,875£724,417
Middlesbrough(town)North East£138,207£27,501£373,825£512,032
Midlothian(town)Scotland£272,754£28,253£392,625£665,379
Milton Keynes(town)South East£323,611£38,194£641,150£964,761
Mole Valley(town)South East£562,284£38,194£641,150£1,203,434
Monmouthshire(town)Wales£322,147£31,359£470,275£792,422
Moray(town)Scotland£200,609£28,253£392,625£593,234
Na h-Eileanan Siar(town)Scotland£135,340£28,253£392,625£527,965
Neath Port Talbot(town)Wales£160,263£31,359£470,275£630,538
New Forest(town)South East£374,236£38,194£641,150£1,015,386
Newark and Sherwood(town)East Midlands£234,728£30,444£447,400£682,128
Newcastle upon Tyne(city)North East£203,273£27,501£373,825£577,098
Newcastle-under-Lyme(city)West Midlands£199,454£31,065£462,925£662,379
Newham(city)London£384,258£31,457£472,725£856,983
Newport(town)Wales£230,640£31,359£470,275£700,915
Newry Mourne and Down(county)Northern Ireland£218,797£33,943£534,875£753,672
North Ayrshire(town)Scotland£130,233£28,253£392,625£522,858
North Devon(county)South West£280,339£36,461£597,825£878,164
North East Derbyshire(city)East Midlands£240,298£30,444£447,400£687,698
North East Lincolnshire(county)Yorkshire And The Humber£147,912£31,457£472,725£620,637
North Hertfordshire(county)East Of England£415,597£37,605£626,425£1,042,022
North Kesteven(town)East Midlands£245,305£30,444£447,400£692,705
North Lanarkshire(town)Scotland£151,455£28,253£392,625£544,080
North Lincolnshire(county)Yorkshire And The Humber£178,222£31,457£472,725£650,947
North Norfolk(county)East Of England£292,749£37,605£626,425£919,174
North Northamptonshire(town)East Midlands£256,625£30,444£447,400£704,025
North Somerset(county)South West£309,123£36,461£597,825£906,948
North Tyneside(county)North East£193,024£27,501£373,825£566,849
North Warwickshire(county)West Midlands£258,523£31,065£462,925£721,448
North West Leicestershire(city)East Midlands£282,463£30,444£447,400£729,863
North Yorkshire(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£270,845£31,457£472,725£743,570
Northumberland(town)North East£203,249£27,501£373,825£577,074
Norwich(town)East Of England£225,521£37,605£626,425£851,946
Nottingham(city)East Midlands£192,397£30,444£447,400£639,797
Nuneaton and Bedworth(town)West Midlands£227,965£31,065£462,925£690,890
Oadby and Wigston(town)East Midlands£267,880£30,444£447,400£715,280
Oldham(town)North West£209,728£29,953£435,125£644,853
Orkney Islands(town)Scotland£209,843£28,253£392,625£602,468
Oxford(city)South East£473,994£38,194£641,150£1,115,144
Pembrokeshire(county)Wales£218,377£31,359£470,275£688,652
Pendle(town)North West£149,487£29,953£435,125£584,612
Perth and Kinross(county)Scotland£213,647£28,253£392,625£606,272
Peterborough(city)East Of England£240,475£37,605£626,425£866,900
Plymouth(city)South West£217,381£36,461£597,825£815,206
Portsmouth(city)South East£249,557£38,194£641,150£890,707
Powys(town)Wales£236,906£31,359£470,275£707,181
Preston(town)North West£188,844£29,953£435,125£623,969
Reading(town)South East£349,144£38,194£641,150£990,294
Redbridge(city)London£500,969£31,457£472,725£973,694
Redcar and Cleveland(town)North East£155,659£27,501£373,825£529,484
Redditch(town)West Midlands£242,852£31,065£462,925£705,777
Reigate and Banstead(town)South East£485,962£38,194£641,150£1,127,112
Renfrewshire(town)Scotland£158,755£28,253£392,625£551,380
Rhondda Cynon Taf(town)Wales£160,647£31,359£470,275£630,922
Ribble Valley(town)North West£280,368£29,953£435,125£715,493
Richmond upon Thames(city)London£785,897£31,457£472,725£1,258,622
Rochdale(town)North West£206,368£29,953£435,125£641,493
Rochford(town)East Of England£409,437£37,605£626,425£1,035,862
Rossendale(town)North West£190,040£29,953£435,125£625,165
Rother(town)South East£339,171£38,194£641,150£980,321
Rotherham(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£190,458£31,457£472,725£663,183
Rugby(town)West Midlands£277,918£31,065£462,925£740,843
Runnymede(town)South East£475,272£38,194£641,150£1,116,422
Rushcliffe(town)East Midlands£342,817£30,444£447,400£790,217
Rushmoor(town)South East£312,761£38,194£641,150£953,911
Rutland(town)East Midlands£312,870£30,444£447,400£760,270
Salford(city)North West£223,846£29,953£435,125£658,971
Sandwell(town)West Midlands£209,906£31,065£462,925£672,831
Scottish Borders(town)Scotland£180,843£28,253£392,625£573,468
Sefton(town)North West£219,161£29,953£435,125£654,286
Sevenoaks(town)South East£533,529£38,194£641,150£1,174,679
Sheffield(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£222,130£31,457£472,725£694,855
Shetland Islands(town)Scotland£156,982£28,253£392,625£549,607
Shropshire(county)West Midlands£276,768£31,065£462,925£739,693
Slough(city)South East£343,618£38,194£641,150£984,768
Solihull(town)West Midlands£330,181£31,065£462,925£793,106
Somerset(county)South West£278,634£36,461£597,825£876,459
South Ayrshire(town)Scotland£164,331£28,253£392,625£556,956
South Cambridgeshire(city)East Of England£430,145£37,605£626,425£1,056,570
South Derbyshire(city)East Midlands£252,012£30,444£447,400£699,412
South Gloucestershire(county)South West£335,951£36,461£597,825£933,776
South Hams(town)South West£346,730£36,461£597,825£944,555
South Holland(town)East Midlands£221,231£30,444£447,400£668,631
South Kesteven(town)East Midlands£252,447£30,444£447,400£699,847
South Lanarkshire(town)Scotland£175,529£28,253£392,625£568,154
South Norfolk(county)East Of England£312,006£37,605£626,425£938,431
South Oxfordshire(city)South East£473,716£38,194£641,150£1,114,866
South Ribble(town)North West£213,319£29,953£435,125£648,444
South Staffordshire(county)West Midlands£307,060£31,065£462,925£769,985
South Tyneside(county)North East£156,761£27,501£373,825£530,586
Southampton(city)South East£232,883£38,194£641,150£874,033
Southend-on-Sea(town)East Of England£328,502£37,605£626,425£954,927
Southwark(city)London£564,359£31,457£472,725£1,037,084
Spelthorne(town)South East£434,775£38,194£641,150£1,075,925
St Albans(city)East Of England£633,319£37,605£626,425£1,259,744
St Helens(town)North West£181,417£29,953£435,125£616,542
Stafford(town)West Midlands£260,451£31,065£462,925£723,376
Staffordshire Moorlands(county)West Midlands£222,212£31,065£462,925£685,137
Stevenage(city)East Of England£312,898£37,605£626,425£939,323
Stirling(town)Scotland£225,892£28,253£392,625£618,517
Stockport(town)North West£313,101£29,953£435,125£748,226
Stockton-on-Tees(town)North East£166,277£27,501£373,825£540,102
Stoke-on-Trent(city)West Midlands£150,990£31,065£462,925£613,915
Stratford-on-Avon(town)West Midlands£394,607£31,065£462,925£857,532
Stroud(town)South West£355,751£36,461£597,825£953,576
Sunderland(town)North East£145,546£27,501£373,825£519,371
Surrey Heath(county)South East£444,970£38,194£641,150£1,086,120
Sutton(city)London£450,859£31,457£472,725£923,584
Swale(town)South East£287,990£38,194£641,150£929,140
Swansea(town)Wales£205,243£31,359£470,275£675,518
Swindon(city)South West£257,024£36,461£597,825£854,849
Tameside(town)North West£210,092£29,953£435,125£645,217
Tamworth(town)West Midlands£229,749£31,065£462,925£692,674
Tandridge(town)South East£498,314£38,194£641,150£1,139,464
Teignbridge(town)South West£294,685£36,461£597,825£892,510
Telford and Wrekin(town)West Midlands£223,330£31,065£462,925£686,255
Tendring(town)East Of England£258,096£37,605£626,425£884,521
Test Valley(town)South East£373,389£38,194£641,150£1,014,539
Tewkesbury(town)South West£323,453£36,461£597,825£921,278
Thanet(town)South East£260,951£38,194£641,150£902,101
Three Rivers(town)East Of England£594,115£37,605£626,425£1,220,540
Thurrock(town)East Of England£326,531£37,605£626,425£952,956
Tonbridge and Malling(town)South East£402,779£38,194£641,150£1,043,929
Torbay(town)South West£222,390£36,461£597,825£820,215
Torfaen(town)Wales£198,866£31,359£470,275£669,141
Torridge(town)South West£271,356£36,461£597,825£869,181
Tower Hamlets(city)London£458,392£31,457£472,725£931,117
Trafford(town)North West£380,289£29,953£435,125£815,414
Tunbridge Wells(town)South East£449,883£38,194£641,150£1,091,033
Uttlesford(town)East Of England£466,865£37,605£626,425£1,093,290
Vale of Glamorgan(town)Wales£284,907£31,359£470,275£755,182
Vale of White Horse(town)South East£413,205£38,194£641,150£1,054,355
Wakefield(town)Yorkshire And The Humber£198,662£31,457£472,725£671,387
Walsall(town)West Midlands£212,390£31,065£462,925£675,315
Waltham Forest(city)London£528,353£31,457£472,725£1,001,078
Wandsworth(city)London£672,069£31,457£472,725£1,144,794
Warrington(town)North West£252,610£29,953£435,125£687,735
Warwick(town)West Midlands£369,852£31,065£462,925£832,777
Watford(town)East Of England£381,977£37,605£626,425£1,008,402
Waverley(town)South East£546,965£38,194£641,150£1,188,115
Wealden(town)South East£385,544£38,194£641,150£1,026,694
Welwyn Hatfield(town)East Of England£457,823£37,605£626,425£1,084,248
West Berkshire(county)South East£403,498£38,194£641,150£1,044,648
West Devon(county)South West£306,012£36,461£597,825£903,837
West Dunbartonshire(town)Scotland£127,161£28,253£392,625£519,786
West Lancashire(county)North West£238,673£29,953£435,125£673,798
West Lindsey(town)East Midlands£206,158£30,444£447,400£653,558
West Lothian(town)Scotland£221,136£28,253£392,625£613,761
West Northamptonshire(town)East Midlands£295,271£30,444£447,400£742,671
West Oxfordshire(city)South East£422,096£38,194£641,150£1,063,246
West Suffolk(county)East Of England£297,406£37,605£626,425£923,831
Westminster(city)London£844,095£31,457£472,725£1,316,820
Westmorland and Furness(town)North West£221,588£29,953£435,125£656,713
Wigan(town)North West£186,749£29,953£435,125£621,874
Wiltshire(county)South West£324,123£36,461£597,825£921,948
Winchester(town)South East£471,136£38,194£641,150£1,112,286
Windsor and Maidenhead(city)South East£572,790£38,194£641,150£1,213,940
Wirral(town)North West£223,726£29,953£435,125£658,851
Woking(town)South East£445,943£38,194£641,150£1,087,093
Wokingham(town)South East£486,556£38,194£641,150£1,127,706
Wolverhampton(city)West Midlands£211,922£31,065£462,925£674,847
Worcester(town)West Midlands£250,633£31,065£462,925£713,558
Worthing(town)South East£301,540£38,194£641,150£942,690
Wrexham(town)Wales£207,472£31,359£470,275£677,747
Wychavon(town)West Midlands£325,729£31,065£462,925£788,654
Wyre(town)North West£186,935£29,953£435,125£622,060
Wyre Forest(town)West Midlands£230,458£31,065£462,925£693,383
York(city)Yorkshire And The Humber£311,177£31,457£472,725£783,902

Calculations include UK State Pension (2026/27: £12,548/yr at age 67)

How to work out where you can retire in the UK

The retirement number on this page follows the standard 4% safe withdrawal rule: take your annual living costs, subtract the State Pension, and multiply by 25. Add the average local house price to get the total net worth you'd need in each place.

House prices are the biggest reason the answer to "where can I retire to in the UK?" varies so much - a cheaper region can cut your required pot by hundreds of thousands of pounds. If you want to see whether your own net worth covers specific places, try the where can I retire today calculator, or check the cheapest and most expensive places to retire across the UK.

Not sure what pot you actually need? Start with how much pension do I need to build your retirement number before comparing locations.

Where can I retire in the UK? FAQs

Where can I retire to in the UK?

In short: anywhere your retirement pot covers. Delphina holds living costs and average house prices for 360+ UK cities, towns and counties. Using the 4% safe withdrawal rule (25x your annual spend, minus the State Pension), you can compare each location and see where your savings would support retirement. Cheaper regions such as the North East, Wales and Scotland generally need a much smaller pot than London and the South East.

What is the cheapest place to retire in the UK?

Based on Delphina's 360-location dataset, the cheapest places to retire in the UK are typically in the North East, Wales and Northern Ireland, where average house prices and annual living costs are lowest. House prices drive most of the difference, so an area with an affordable average house price plus living costs below the UK average gives the smallest total net worth requirement.

How much money do I need to retire in the UK?

The standard method is to take what you'll spend each year in retirement, subtract the full new State Pension (£12,548 in 2026/27), and multiply the gap by 25 (the 4% safe withdrawal rule). On top of that pot, add the cost of your home unless you own it outright. The exact figure varies widely by location - that's what the table on this page shows for every UK area we track.

How much does it cost to retire in the UK?

It depends where you retire. Annual living costs (housing, food, utilities, transport and healthcare) range from well below £30,000 a year in cheaper areas to significantly more in London and the South East, with average house prices amplifying the gap. Use the search box on this page to see the retirement number for any UK city, town or county.