Plymouth and Exeter have scored highly in a national league table for “growth” cities. Both cities, and Bristol too, have been placed in the top 10 annual Demos-PwC Good Growth for Cities Index.

But while Bristol received a high index score and is poised for high growth, Plymouth and Exeter were ranked differently . Both were given a high index score for the public’s priorities around quality of life, on such factors as housing, the high street and transport, but scored less well for economic growth.

The Index shows that the success of the South West is due to the cities’ performance on health, safety, jobs and high streets – although challenges remain around the house price-to-earnings ratio and, in Exeter and Plymouth, conditions for new businesses. Economic growth forecasts split the

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