More than two thirds of babies in Hartlepool are born outside marriage or a civil partnership, which is among the highest in the UK.

‘Harrow in London has the lowest rate in the country, with roughly one in five born outside marriage.’

The ONS figures show that areas with the highest proportion of babies born outside marriage or civil partnerships tend to be in the north of England and Wales. The highest rate is in Knowsley, Merseyside, with 74.8% of babies, followed in second place by Blaenau Gwent (73.2%). 




Separate figures on teenage pregnancies show that Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria has the highest rate in the UK, with roughly 17 in every 1,000 girls under 18 giving birth last year.
By contrast, London has seven of the 10 areas with the smallest percentage of babies born outside marriage. Harrow in London has the lowest rate in the country, with roughly one in five born outside marriage. The average for the whole of the UK is 48 percent.
Source-Medindia