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Savers in South Buckinghamshire have the highest average savings balances in the UK at £13,429, which is three times the typical balance in Hackney, research shows.

In a study of its savings customers, Halifax found that Londoners in general have the lowest balances in the country - suggesting salaries in the capital do not fully compensate for high housing and living costs. Savers in London have just 22% of their annual earnings tucked away. Those in Wales, the South West and the East Midlands have the highest amounts saved as a proportion of their earnings, all at 34%. The ten areas with the highest savings balances were all in southern England, including the districts of Mole Valley in Surrey, Chiltern and St Albans. But despite the South b...

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