Two towns in Inverclyde have been named among the most affordable places to buy a home in the UK with these taking the third and ninth spots.
The research, which was carried out by Zoopla, looked at a locality's median house value to create a ratio showing how much a home costs compared to a couple's annual salary.
Speaking of the research, the online property site said: "Places with the cheapest house prices aren’t always the most affordable if local wages are also low.
"Our latest analysis shows that couples have to spend 3.8 times their combined annual salary to buy the average UK home, worth £276,000."
Greenock was the third most affordable place to buy a home in the UK, according to Zoopla. (Image: Getty)
See the two Inverclyde towns named among the most affordable places to buy a home in the UK
The Inverclyde towns named among the most affordable places to buy a home in the UK were Greenock and Port Glasgow.
Greenock had a medium house value of £93,790 with couples in the area earning an average yearly salary of £76,700, giving it a 'house price to earnings ratio' of 1.22.
Port Glasgow took the ninth spot in the Zoopla list and had a median house value of £98,710 and an average annual salary of £76,700, giving it a ratio of 1.29.
Other Scottish towns dominated the list with only two locations outside of Scotland making the top ten.
See the UK's 10 most affordable places to buy a home
Here are the most affordable towns to buy a home in the UK, including the median values, average annual earnings and ratios of each area.
Cumnock, Scotland
Value of a home: £79,030
Annual income: £75,665
Ratio: 1.04
Shildon, North East
Value of a home: £69,650
Annual income: £65,438
Ratio: 1.06
Greenock, Scotland
Value of a home: £93,790
Annual income: £76,700
Ratio: 1.22
Saltcoats, Scotland
Value of a home: £93,190
Annual income: £74,949
Ratio: 1.24
Ardrossan, Scotland
Value of a home: £94,170
Annual income: £74,949
Ratio: 1.26
Girvan, Scotland
Value of a home: £102,130
Annual income: £80,426
Ratio: 1.27
Irvine, Scotland
Value of a home: £95,965
Annual income: £74,949
Ratio: 1.28
Port Glasgow, Scotland
Value of a home: £98,710
Annual income: £76,700
Ratio: 1.29
Peterlee, North East
Value of a home: £85,300
Annual income: £65,438
Ratio: 1.30
Wishaw, Scotland
Value of a home: £98,695
Annual income: £75,334
Ratio: 1.31
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