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Title: The 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain Post by: grahame on March 03, 2021, 15:52:34 Here are the 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain according to Which? (https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/12/revealed-the-happiest-places-to-live-in-great-britain-2/) - my bolding of those in or close to our area
Quote 1 - St Ives, South West 2 - Skipton, Yorkshire & The Humber 3 - Leamington Spa, West Midlands 4 - Llandrindod Wells, Wales 5 - Perth, Scotland 6 - Kendal, North West 7 - Stratford-upon-Avon, West Midlands 8 - Dorchester, South West 9 - Harrogate, Yorkshire & The Humber 10 - Richmond upon Thames, London 11 - Falmouth, South West 12 - Hexham, North East 13 - Weymouth, South West 14 - Shrewsbury, West Midlands 15 - Tonbridge, South East 16 - Plymouth, South West 17 - Poole, South West 18 - Northwich, North West 19 - Barnstaple, South West 20 - Guildford, South East Key factors for making a place happy ... from later in that article, suggested by Right Move Quote 1. Shops and facilities 2. Transport connections and traffic 3. Schools and catchment areas 4. Neighbours and community 5. Environment and air quality Includes under item 2: Quote If you don’t drive, research how frequent (and crowded) buses or trains are, and how much fares cost. If you’ll be commuting in to a city, fares tend to be more expensive the further away you live, but property prices are generally cheaper. Living somewhere with great schools, bustling town centres or popular venues can be a big bonus, but it’s worth visiting the area at peak times to check what the traffic is like. Title: Re: The 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain Post by: PhilWakely on March 03, 2021, 15:58:48 Being an Exonian, I would strongly debate #16 ;D
Title: Re: The 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain Post by: stuving on March 03, 2021, 17:23:06 The local paper (and others) has reported this week that Wokingham is now the healthiest place in England. This is in the 2018 ONS health index for England, actually released in December but now accessible via a pretty map (https://healthindex.lcp.uk.com/map). Actually, Wokingham has always been top for all four years it's been produced. And Blackpool has always been bottom. And the gap has been widening, with the tops scores going up and the bottom ones down. Depressing, isn't it?
Title: Re: The 20 happiest places to live in Great Britain Post by: REVUpminster on March 06, 2021, 07:41:44 I would say if your moving to an area, go at 8.30am and look at the primary schools. It will tell you what the area will be like in 20 years time.
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