A brand-new tool has launched in the UK, aiming to give users with a preference for different cuisines the chance to see how many restaurants their nearest big town or city has compared to the rest of the UK. As well as traditional options like Indian, Chinese and Italian; such offerings as Vegan-Friendly, Greek and Egyptian restaurants have also been researched for the website.
In order to give Britons the chance to explore the different gastronomical options on offer in their current location or potential new home, the team at www.Hillarys.co.uk have looked into the number of restaurants across the UK offering 14 different types of cuisine, including Sri Lankan, Thai and Japanese. These figures have then been cross referenced with the population figures and square mileage of 50 of the most populated towns and cities to find the areas of the UK most likely to offer each variety of food.
The ‘Move For Food’ tool can be found here: https://www.hillarys.co.uk/static/move-for-food/
Users are initially asked to input in their nearest UK town or city, or alternatively an area that they are looking to relocate to. The tool then lists how many restaurants specialising in a cuisine can be found per square mile, as well as the average number of people per restaurant within the set location. For additional user information, the average house price across each town and city analysed is also highlighted to assist users in weighing up restaurant options available to them VS. affordability of property in said area.
Analysis of the UK’s restaurant offerings for the site found the locations with the highest number of specific restaurants based on population were as follows:
- Indian – Sutton, London (564.4) (avg. number of people per restaurant)
- Vegan-Friendly – Edinburgh, Scotland (689.9)
- Italian – Croydon, London (1,147)
- Chinese – Dudley, West Midlands (2,236)
- Seafood – Brighton, East Sussex (3,533)
- Thai – Sutton, London (5,070)
- Japanese – Sutton, London (5,517)
- Steakhouse – Walsall, West Midlands (6,885)
- Korean – Sutton, London – (9,380)
- Mexican – Brighton, East Sussex – (12,089)
- Sri-Lankan – Sutton, London (15,633)
- Greek – Manchester, Lancashire – (16,479)
- German – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (55,130)
- Egyptian – Newcastle-upon-Tyne – (96,191)
Looking into the areas with the most restaurant offerings per square mile, the most takeaway friendly towns and cities were revealed as:
- Vegan-Friendly – Dublin, Republic of Ireland (12.75) (number of restaurants per sq. mile)
- Indian – Walsall, West Midlands (10.1)
- Italian – Sutton, London (8.68)
- Chinese – Sutton, London (3.9)
- Seafood – Sutton, London (3.07)
- Thai – Sutton, London (2.19)
- Japanese – Sutton, London (2.01)
- Korean – Sutton, London (1.18)
- Steakhouse – Dublin, Republic of Ireland (0.95)
- Mexican – Dublin, Republic of Ireland (0.75)
- Greek– Kingston upon Hull, Hull – (0.75)
- Sri-Lankan – Sutton, London (0.71)
- German – Reading, Berkshire (0.13)
- Egyptian – Kingston upon hull, Hull (0.09)
Commenting on the Move For Food tool, a spokesperson for www.Hillarys.co.uk said:
“There’s no denying that we are a nation of food-lovers, and the proximity of a potential new property to exciting restaurant offerings is clearly considered by Britons looking to relocate. Whilst researching this tool, we conducted a short flash poll of more than 1,000 British homeowners who’d bought their homes in the past two years, and found that that as many as one quarter (25%) had taken restaurant options in the nearby area into account when helping them make their decision on where to buy.
“With our taste palates becoming increasingly diverse and many now wanting something slightly different to the more traditional Indian, Chinese and Pizza staple options, our Move For Food tool will hopefully give Britons with alternative food preferences- like those following a vegan or pescatarian diet- the chance to see how towns and cities close by cater to their needs.”