Attached file gives details of ClearDebt’s latest user survey, looking at highly indebted individuals by age, gender and region.
ClearDebt’s survey throws up some interesting regional statistics. Whilst the national average unsecured debt was £25,572, there was considerable divergence between regions. Neighbouring regions, the North West and North East were at different ends of the scale with average debts of £ 25,326 and £12,362 respectively. Significantly, the North West had a higher debt than the South East (£24,601), whilst the average North Western income was over £1,500 lower than in the South East.

More details can be found in the Excel file downloadable from this page.