The East of England area covers the traditionally rural areas of East Anglia including Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, and the neighbouring counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and Essex, which form part of the London commuter belt. It is home to 2.5 million and accounts for 9.3% of the UK population. Within the area, there are places and people that are doing well and experiencing high living standards and places where people struggle. And even within those places seen to be achieving, there are large disparities.
