Southampton has been revealed as one of the most expensive cities to live alone in the UK, according to new research.

It manages to be cheaper than some of the more obvious culprits such as London and Edinburgh, but it still places in eighth place in the top 10.

At an average cost of £1,568 per month for rent, utilities and bills, Southampton is judged to be more expensive than the likes of Glasgow and Liverpool to live alone.

The research from Stokemont found that there was somewhat of a north-south divide between the most expensive and cheapest cities to live in the UK.

However, some northern cities such as Leeds and Newcastle still ranked quite highly.

Stokemont analysed the rent and utility costs of the 20 biggest cities in the UK to create their table, Metro reports.

Top 10 most expensive cities to live alone in the UK

The top 10 most expensive cities to live alone in the UK according to research from Stokemont were as follows:

  1. London (£3,075 is the estimated monthly living cost)
  2. Bristol £1,914
  3. Edinburgh £1,736
  4. Manchester £1,683
  5. Leeds £1,605
  6. Belfast £1,567
  7. Newcastle £1,558
  8. Southampton £1,548
  9. Glasgow £1,539
  10. Liverpool £1,533

On the other end of the scale to Southampton, Hull was considered the cheapest city to live alone.

It comes to an average cost of around £1,068 which is followed by Bradford with £1,136 and Derby at £1,255.

Other cheaper cities included the likes of Stoke (costs of £1,323 per month) and Leicester (costs of £1,387 per month)

Solo living is predicted to become more and more common in the UK as the years go on.

Currently, the number residing alone in the UK stands at around 8.3 million (around one in every 3.5 households) but this is expected to rise to around 10 million by the end of 2039.