Amersham has been announced as the most integrated town in England and Wales, according to a recent survey.

Think tank Policy Exchange launched the Integration Index which compared recent Census data from 160 places.

The data examined how well minorities mix with other ethnic groups and revealed that more integrated places had a greater share of ethnic minorities in higher paid, managerial jobs.

David Goodhart from Policy Exchange said: “Ethnic minority integration has shot up the political agenda in recent months and it is useful to know where the biggest challenges and the often quiet success stories actually are.

“We know that people of similar backgrounds tend to cluster together but we also know that a good society needs a sense of trust and mutual regard that crosses social and ethnic boundaries.

“It is critical that this country retains its traditions of openness and individual rights and some sense of mutual regard between citizens. That is why the government should try to promote mixed communities.”