Edinburgh lauded for best UK economic performance outside London

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1. Edinburgh has been named as the best UK city outside of London for growth and economic performance.

The Scottish capital stood out for its high levels of productivity, income, employment and health although it also had high house prices and office rental charges.

Researchers from OCO Global looked at 37 data points across 11 places in the UK.

Edinburgh, which was the only Scottish location monitored, came out ahead of the likes of Belfast, Manchester, Liverpool, Birmingham, Leeds and Newcastle.

The researchers found Edinburgh was first for gross disposable income per head of population, at £24,161, and also had the highest percentage of citizens in good health at