The 13 most highly educated places in Britain
13. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire — 43.6%. The leafy counties are home to affluent London commuters and boast historic Roman towns like St. Albans.
12. Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire — 44%. The counties in the West Midlands have some of the country's most sought after universities, including Warwick Business School, which produces some of the most highly paid graduates across Europe.
11. South western Scotland — 44.4%. The region is a lot sleepier than more cosmopolitan areas in other areas in Scotland, but it has some of the highest concentration of people with degrees or equivalent across the country.
10. Cheshire — 44.5%. The county in north west England borders huge UK cities such as Manchester and is a picturesque spot to commute from.
9. Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and the Bristol and Bath area — 45.5%. The areas are chock full of universities and commercially thriving cities and towns which makes it unsurprising how it made it into the top 10.
8. Surrey, East and West Sussex — 46.4%. The southern counties are brimming with white collar workers that commute into London daily but enjoy places like Brighton at the weekend.
7. Eastern Scotland — 50.5%. The region is home to business hub Edinburgh and has one of the world's most prestigious universities.
6. Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire — 51.7%. The three counties are affluent commuter belts. Oxfordshire is also home to one of the world's most prestigious universities, Oxford.
5. North eastern Scotland — 52.2%. Aberdeen, the third most populous city in Scotland, has a high ratio of highly educated professional workers, concentrated in the oil industry, as well as a lot of students at the university.
4. Outer London west and north west—53.2%. The regions hold a number of affluent areas such as Richmond, which is home to a lot of high net worth individuals. It also features Harrow, which has the famous private school of the same name.
3. Outer London south — 55.2%. The London region counts Kingston upon Thames as a concentrated area of the highly educated, as well as Croydon and Sutton.
2. Inner London east — 58.3% The area may have some significantly poor areas, such as parts of Tower Hamlets, but it is also home to Canary Wharf — a key financial district in London.
1. Inner London west — 69.7%. The central London region counts Westminster and the richest borough of Kensington as key areas.
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