The online article 'The 62 areas where houses are less affordable than London', taken from the BBC News website, reflects the struggles of many people living in or looking to move to rural areas.  The pressure of housing affordability for local people wishing to put down roots in their own community is felt throughout rural England.  

The analysis below takes the data from the article, and expands it to consider the differences between Rural 50 (R50) and Rural 80 (R80) local authority areas.  It allows the user to select the authority for which they have an interest, and compares it to the situation in similarly rural authorities.

- Affordable Ratio Analysis (August 2014)