Region of residence
Applicant and accepted applicant regional analysis, home and overseas over six years
Several breakdowns are available to view:
UK region
Applicants
| UK Region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 16,127 | 16,586 | 18,506 | 19,891 | 21,658 | 22,030 |
| North West | 49,125 | 51,954 | 58,299 | 64,644 | 68,965 | 68,767 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 32,585 | 34,151 | 38,434 | 42,476 | 44,848 | 45,069 |
| East Midlands | 26,651 | 28,550 | 32,765 | 35,088 | 38,123 | 37,925 |
| West Midlands | 36,306 | 38,725 | 43,638 | 48,443 | 51,171 | 50,514 |
| Eastern | 34,988 | 38,037 | 42,451 | 46,222 | 50,007 | 50,392 |
| Greater London | 70,113 | 74,067 | 82,443 | 88,721 | 96,693 | 99,668 |
| South East | 56,793 | 60,567 | 67,225 | 71,964 | 78,255 | 77,685 |
| South West | 34,743 | 36,611 | 40,399 | 43,710 | 46,142 | 46,069 |
| Wales | 21,403 | 21,426 | 22,714 | 24,947 | 24,908 | 24,974 |
| Scotland | 35,429 | 35,496 | 38,035 | 40,053 | 46,347 | 46,015 |
| Northern Ireland | 17,297 | 17,149 | 17,116 | 17,864 | 19,682 | 20,242 |
| UK unknown | 636 | 829 | 436 | 262 | 22 | 0 |
| Total | 432,196 | 454,148 | 502,461 | 544,285 | 586,821 | 589,350 |
Accepted applicants
| UK Region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 13,229 | 13,498 | 15,115 | 15,574 | 15,777 | 16,245 |
| North West | 40,582 | 42,835 | 48,364 | 51,800 | 51,041 | 51,656 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 26,969 | 28,089 | 31,788 | 33,398 | 32,597 | 33,466 |
| East Midlands | 22,087 | 23,608 | 26,748 | 27,776 | 27,387 | 27,761 |
| West Midlands | 29,614 | 31,571 | 35,658 | 38,658 | 37,223 | 37,510 |
| Eastern | 28,418 | 31,097 | 34,730 | 36,955 | 36,830 | 37,857 |
| Greater London | 54,384 | 57,428 | 64,070 | 66,019 | 67,483 | 70,606 |
| South East | 45,958 | 48,946 | 54,406 | 56,246 | 58,087 | 58,632 |
| South West | 27,406 | 29,286 | 32,381 | 33,652 | 33,762 | 34,583 |
| Wales | 17,148 | 17,366 | 18,595 | 20,196 | 18,671 | 18,327 |
| Scotland | 26,802 | 27,218 | 29,391 | 31,030 | 32,248 | 30,800 |
| Northern Ireland | 12,385 | 13,001 | 13,430 | 13,601 | 13,507 | 13,792 |
| UK unknown | 582 | 601 | 348 | 158 | 21 | 0 |
| Total | 345,564 | 364,544 | 405,024 | 425,063 | 424,634 | 431,235 |
Applicants - expressed as percentages
| UK Region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% |
| North West | 11.4% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 11.9% | 11.8% | 11.7% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.6% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| East Midlands | 6.2% | 6.3% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.4% |
| West Midlands | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.7% | 8.6% |
| Eastern | 8.1% | 8.4% | 8.4% | 8.5% | 8.5% | 8.6% |
| Greater London | 16.2% | 16.3% | 16.4% | 16.3% | 16.5% | 16.9% |
| South East | 13.1% | 13.3% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.3% | 13.2% |
| South West | 8.0% | 8.1% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Wales | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.6% | 4.2% | 4.2% |
| Scotland | 8.2% | 7.8% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.9% | 7.8% |
| Northern Ireland | 4.0% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% |
| UK unknown | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Accepted applicants - expressed as percentages
| UK Region | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| North East | 3.8% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.8% |
| North West | 11.7% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.0% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 7.7% | 7.8% |
| East Midlands | 6.4% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 6.5% | 6.4% | 6.4% |
| West Midlands | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.8% | 9.1% | 8.8% | 8.7% |
| Eastern | 8.2% | 8.5% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 8.7% | 8.8% |
| Greater London | 15.7% | 15.8% | 15.8% | 15.5% | 15.9% | 16.4% |
| South East | 13.3% | 13.4% | 13.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% | 13.6% |
| South West | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.0% | 7.9% | 8.0% | 8.0% |
| Wales | 5.0% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.2% |
| Scotland | 7.8% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7.1% |
| Northern Ireland | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% |
| UK unknown | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
