North-south wealth inequality in England on course to grow, report finds

Gap projected to reach 228,800 a head by 2030, according to report by thinktank IPPR North

Wealth inequality between the north and south of England is set to grow, with the gap reaching 228,800 per head by 2030, according to a thinktank report.

The Institute for Public Policy Research North's annual State of the North report states that although the average wealth of people in England has grown from about 226,300 in 2010 to 290,800 by 2020, inequalities between regions have almost doubled in the same period.