Introduction This section provides a detailed analysis of the 64 largest cities in the UK, drawing on a range of datasets released in 2014. Population Business dynamics Innovation Employment Skills Earnings Disparities Housing Environment Digital connectivity For most indicators the 10 strongest and 10 weakest performing cities are presented only. Tables of the full list […]| Centre for Cities
Some cities have high vacancy rates on their high streets. How can they improve their attractiveness to business & boost the vibrancy of their city centres?| Centre for Cities
Both Labour and Conservatives made a big announcement on the same urban policy area at party conferences – high streets.| Centre for Cities
What we learnt from the metro mayors during Labour and Conservative party conferences 2025.| Centre for Cities
What to look forward to as Centre for Cities prepares to attend Labour and Conservative party Conference next week.| Centre for Cities
The economic growth of large cities since 2019 is broad-based and uneven.| Centre for Cities
The Taskforce’s report is finally out. This blog reviews the recommendations and the Government’s response.| Centre for Cities
The story of former polytechnics show that increasing participation in higher-level learning should come from outside the existing university model and have an urban focus.| Centre for Cities
London’s productivity decline shows the capital’s success cannot be taken for granted.| Centre for Cities
The headline story on pupil numbers is that numbers are declining across the country.| Centre for Cities
Branch campuses can bring a small amount of the benefits that universities bring, but may not be an option for places with struggling economies.| Centre for Cities
The official data suggests a productivity convergence between London and other large cities for the first time in more than a decade.| Centre for Cities
Independent, non-partisan think tank dedicated to understanding and improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns.| Centre for Cities
03Zoning is possible in common law countries| Centre for Cities
Nowhere is feeling the economic & social impact of Coronavirus more than UK’s cities & largest towns. The impact will be bigger in some places than others.| Centre for Cities
This latest research from Centre for Cities and Resolution Foundation as part of the Economy 2030 Inquiry sets out recommendations for the next phase of devolution, proposing a triple devolution deal for England’s three biggest city-regions with fiscal devolution at its core.| Centre for Cities
Read articles from the Centre for Cities team on policy issues facing cities such as the Devolution Deals, Mayors and the Cities and Local Government Act.| Centre for Cities
The Government's English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill is the latest staging post in England's gradual move to having more power held at the| Centre for Cities
See our research and analysis on the changing world of work in the UK and how this plays out differently in cities and large towns across the country.| Centre for Cities
Productivity is a measure of how much an economy gets out for the inputs that are put into it, and improvements in it are what determines increases in standards of living. This is why the UK’s poor productivity performance, both in terms of levels and growth, is so concerning – this underperformance hits people in the pocket.| Centre for Cities
Our net zero work sets out what needs to change if urban areas are to lead the way in decarbonising the UK’s economy, without leaving people and places behind.| Centre for Cities
Levelling up should improve standards of living across the country and help every place to reach its productivity potential, with a focus on improving the performance of the UK’s biggest cities as a means to address regional inequalities. Levelling up should improve standards of living across the country and help every place to reach its productivity potential, with a focus on improving the performance of the UK’s biggest cities as a means to address regional inequalities.| Centre for Cities
The UK doesn’t just have a national housing crisis, but there is a housing crisis in our most unaffordable cities. How can homes be built where they are needed?| Centre for Cities
As a result of Covid-19, urban life has dramatically changed. What does the future hold for cities and the people living and working in them?| Centre for Cities
The purpose of this tool is to show the scale and nature of the variation in the economic performance of cities and towns across the UK by highlighting the performance of the 63 largest urban areas on 17 indicators.| Centre for Cities
Households across the UK are feeling the squeeze of cost of living. How is the crisis playing out across the UK's cities and largest towns?| Centre for Cities
The UK economy has flatlined, and all parts of the country are suffering. This won’t change unless productivity growth improves.| Centre for Cities
Air pollution is an urban issue Air quality tends to be worse in cities than elsewhere in the country and is the largest environmental risk to public| Centre for Cities
London's productivity growth has stalled since 2007, explaining a large part of the UK's 'productivity puzzle' and leaving it trailing behind its global peers.| Centre for Cities
Compared to other European countries, Britain has a backlog of millions of homes that are missing from the housing market. Building these homes is key to solving the nation's housing crisis.| Centre for Cities
With 2024 a likely election year, this year's Cities Outlook looks back at how cities have fared since 2010 and where the economy would be today had pre-2010 trends continued.| Centre for Cities
