Great Britain's Dating Hot Spots Revealed

by Andrew Summersgill
Editor
Monday, 4th May 2009

DatingTrail.co.uk announces the best & worst regions for love seekers

[London, 4th May, 2009] The best and the worst regions in Great Britain for dating have today been revealed by DatingTrail.co.uk, the UK's dating comparison web site. The Regional DatingTrail.co.uk League Table shows where in Great Britain love seekers are likely to have the most success and the areas to avoid.

As well as uncovering intriguing regional dating habits the research has shown a national trend where if either sex significantly outnumbers the other, then less dating events are organised in that region. And where men and women live in equal numbers more dating events are held.

Research carried out by DatingTrail.co.uk analysed 39 separate geographies throughout Great Britain and recorded the number of dating events within every region, the male/female ratio and the average population per event. The research was carried out between January - March 2009.

Regional & national dating research highlights include:

• East Yorkshire & Durham are the two worst areas of the UK for Dating with the least number of dating events organised
• People in Edinburgh are Great Britain's leading "love seekers" with Glasgow also in the top five in terms of events per head of population
• London has the highest number of dating events within Great Britain with over 100 dating events per month
• Cardiff is the only city in Wales to make the DatingTrail.co.uk league table and is the fifth highest love seeking area in Great Britain
• Manchester and Liverpool, the 7th and 9th* biggest cities in the country, are 19th and 26th in terms of the number of dating events held
• Essex and Hertfordshire are the two home counties least likely to run dating events with only eight dating events organised within the county per (time frame)

Richard Speigal, director, from DatingTrail.co.uk who compiled the research comments, "Love seekers throughout Great Britain should head for areas where the number of men and women are roughly even. Although this sounds strange, research has shown that trying to attend dating events in an area where one sex significantly outnumbers the other just won't work."

"Another surprising finding is the lack of events for love seekers in Manchester and Liverpool. These are two of our biggest cities yet they are 19th and 26th respectively in terms of the number of dating events held.”

Leading life coach, Rasheed Ogunlaru, whose clients include entertainers and entrepreneurs, says: "It is fascinating to see that in areas where men and women live in roughly equal numbers more dating events are held. This may be due to the lack of availability, such as too few women to go around, or too many men looking for love – whatever the reason people in these areas need a little help to find love. But while the romance stats may vary regionally some simple tips will always boost your chances in love: Be yourself - this is the most attractive quality, and be smart - look the part. Remember - once you're ready then go out into the world and meet people, you're unlikely to find love hiding away like a wallflower."

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notes to editors:

The research was carried out by Dating Trail.co.uk between January – March 2009

To access the full research please visit:

www.datingtrail.co.uk/downloads/Q1EventsByRegion.xls

To access a 'heat map' showing the best & worst areas for dating visit:

www.datingtrail.co.uk/downloads/Q1EventsByRegion.pdf

* Source: City Statistics

topic tags: speed dating, statistics

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As Managing Director of London's premier speed dating firm Original Dating, Andrew has huge experience of the dating scene and has been helping people meet since 2002. Andrew co-founded Dating Trail in 2008 and is a driving force behind this website.

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