End of lockdown and charity shops: Study finds the most charitable cities in the UK

With lockdown restrictions easing across the country, charity shops are reopening. These shops -known for selling donated or second-hand goods to raise funds for charities- are a great place to find some bargains.

Savoo has conducted a study to determine which UK cities and world countries are the most charitable, where are the highest rated charity shops across the nation and which tips we can follow when it comes to bargain hunting and charity shopping.

Brighton and Hove is the most charitable city in the UK

Savoo analysed the 20 most-populated cities in the UK, looking at average monthly Google searches related to charity, the number of charity shops according to Google Maps, the average rating given by customers and the average weekly household expenditure on charitable donations.

Brighton and Hove stands out as the most charitable city, with the highest volume of monthly Google searches for terms related to charity (92,100).

UK beach capital, Brighton and Hove ranks as the most charitable city, even if it has only two charity shops per square mile, twice as less compared to Nottingham, with a ratio of six charity shops per square mile.

Charity shops in Brighton and Hove also have the best rating from Google Maps customers’ reviews: 4.6 in a 1-5 scale.

Besides having the biggest quantity of charity shops and the highest number of average Google searches for keywords related to charity, London stands almost at the end of the chart, in position 19, with less than 1 charity shop per square mile and the lowest overall ratings on Google Maps (4.1).