Almost 60,000 Londoners aged between 30 and 39 abandoned the capital to move elsewhere in England according to new figures released by the Office for National Statistics. Between June 2012, and June 2013, 58,220 people in their 30s left the capital, with almost one in ten of them moving to Birmingham. A further 3,290 went to Bristol, slightly ahead of the 3,260 who headed north to Manchester. Nottingham, Oxford, Liverpool and Newcastle were also popular destinations for Londoners leaving the capital. Almost 60,000 people in their 30s have left London over a 12 month period according to new statistics
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Couples in their 30s are fleeing London to get on the property ladder
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Almost 60,000 Londoners aged 30 and 39 left during 12-month period
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One in ten of those migrants who left the capital moved to Birmingham
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The Office of National Statistics said couples are moving to start families
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