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Living the dream - Britain’s 50 best places to live revealed – does your hometown make the list?


01-31-2020

  • EAST Hertfordshire has been crowned as the best place to live in Britain, according to a quality of life survey.

    Boasting an array of popular market towns, such as Bishop's Stortford and Hertford, East Hertfordshire scooped the top spot after scoring well on several factors.

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     Summer view of the picturesque market town of Buntingford, East Hertfordshire
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    Summer view of the picturesque market town of Buntingford, East HertfordshireCredit: Alamy

    Its recognition was also due to strong exam results, high life expectancy, excellent health and happiness scores, and high average earnings.

    It was followed by Fareham, Hart and Horsham — all in the South — in the annual Halifax Quality of Life survey.

    The South East and the East of England both feature four times within the top 10, while the North also makes the line-up due to Selby and Hambleton, which are ranked sixth and seventh respectively.

    Russell Galley, who led the survey, explained that East Hertfordshire was deserving of the top spot after 97% of respondents reported having good or fairly good health.

     High Street in the market town of Fareham, situated between Portsmouth and Southampton
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    High Street in the market town of Fareham, situated between Portsmouth and SouthamptonCredit: Alamy

    "With bustling market towns and picturesque countryside, East Hertfordshire has topped the table thanks to high life expectancy, good schools and health and happiness scores, with high average earnings," he affirmed.

    "Everyone has different priorities when it comes to choosing a place to live, depending on time of life, and personal circumstances.

    "Affordability will always be one of the most important factors, with getting a foot on the property ladder still difficult for some people."

    East Hertfordshire has topped the table thanks to high life expectancy, good schools and health and happiness scores, with high average earnings

    Russell Galley

    Geographically, the South East of England — the most populous of the nine official regions — is the best part of the UK to live, with 18 spots cementing a place within the top 50.

    But just two London areas make the top 100, Richmond upon Thames (placed at 64) and Kensington and Chelsea (79th).

    Wales's highest placing is the Vale of Glamorgan at 126th.
    Scotland's is Orkney at number 18 overall and Northern Ireland's is Lisburn and Castlereagh at 131.

    The 50 best places to live in Britain

    1. East Hertfordshire, East of England
    2. Fareham, South East
    3. Hart, South East
    4. Horsham, South East
    5. Maldon, East of England
    6. Selby, Yorkshire and the Humber
    7. Hambleton, Yorkshire and the Humber
    8. Babergh, East of England
    9. St Edmundsbury, East of England
    10. Wokingham, South East
    11. Ryedale, Yorkshire and the Humber
    12. South Derbyshire, East Midlands
    13. South Cambridgeshire, East of England
    14. Tonbridge and Malling, South East
    15. Rugby, West Midlands
    16. Runnymede, South East
    17. Wychavon, West Midlands
    18. Orkney, Scotland
    19. Woking, South East
    20. Warwick, West Midlands
    21. South Oxfordshire, South East
    22. Rushcliffe, East Midlands
    23. Huntingdonshire, East of England
    24. Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands
    25. Rushmoor, South East
    26. Forest Heath, East of England
    27. Elmbridge, South East
    28. Wiltshire, South West
    29. Gedling, East Midlands
    30. North Dorset, South West
    31. Rutland, East Midlands
    32. Tewkesbury, South West
    33. Rochford, East of England
    34. Winchester, South East
    35. Bracknell Forest, South East
    36. Cherwell, South East
    37. Central Bedfordshire, East of England
    38. Charnwood, East Midlands
    39. Forest of Dean, South West
    40. Vale of White Horse, South East
    41. West Berkshire, South East
    42. New Forest, South East
    43. North Warwickshire, West Midlands
    44. Guildford, South East
    45. Swindon, South West
    46. Lichfield, West Midlands
    47. Suffolk Coastal, East of England
    48. York, Yorkshire and the Humber
    49. Basingstoke and Deane, South East
    50. Erewash, East Midlands

     The bustling town centre in Horsham, Sussex
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    The bustling town centre in Horsham, SussexCredit: Alamy
     The picturesque village of Hartley Witney in Hart, Hampshire
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    The picturesque village of Hartley Witney in Hart, HampshireCredit: Alamy
     Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire, the first monastery to be founded in Northern England
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    Selby Abbey, North Yorkshire, the first monastery to be founded in Northern EnglandCredit: Alamy
     The Essex town of Maldon on the Blackwater Estuary, with the town and barges visible
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    The Essex town of Maldon on the Blackwater Estuary, with the town and barges visibleCredit: Alamy
     St Edmundsbury Cathedral in the early evening, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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    St Edmundsbury Cathedral in the early evening, Bury St Edmunds, SuffolkCredit: Alamy
     The Town Clock in Hambleton, North Yorkshire
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    The Town Clock in Hambleton, North YorkshireCredit: Alamy
     A welcoming 'Welcome to Wokingham' sign in Wokingham, Berkshire
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    A welcoming 'Welcome to Wokingham' sign in Wokingham, BerkshireCredit: Alamy
     Town Hall in the charming village of Sudbury in Suffolk, East Anglia
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    Town Hall in the charming village of Sudbury in Suffolk, East Angli
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