Millions of people move around the UK every year. In 2014, a total of 2.85m people moved throughout the UK, roughly one in 20 people.

New analysis by Gocompare.com reveals some of the most popular places people are moving to throughout the UK. Findings from the analysis, which was based on data from the ONS Internal Migration series documenting residential moves between local authorities and regions in England and Wales, as well as moves to or from Scotland and Northern Ireland, include:

• 24% of people who move between the ages of 16 and 19 relocate to either London, Leeds, Nottingham, Sheffield, Birmingham, or Manchester.
• 14% of people who move in their 20s move to London.
• For those moving out of London in their 30s, Surrey, Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Hampshire are the top destinations.

The counties with the highest rates of net migration are Essex, Kent, Devon, East Sussex, and West Sussex - these areas in the UK saw a lot more people moving in than moving out. These counties are especially popular with ex-Londoners, who account for 30% of people moving into these areas.

At the other end of the scale, London, Birmingham, Bradford, and Manchester were the biggest losers when it came to internal migration, losing 68,634, 5,137 people, 3,336, and 3,076 people respectively.