Fleaflyfloflum

I made a brief attempt to find this out online, but didnt come up with a definitive answer based on crime figures, NHS performance levels and all round general "niceness"

Does anybody know if there is a sort of league table of the best places to live in UK?

I am not really after peoples individual preferences, but more a statistical answer because what makes one place perfect for one person may not suit another, as we all know due to wanting to leave Aus for starters!! LOL

birdynumnum

No idea I'm afraid

Fleaflyfloflum

Ahhh well, at least you replied Birdy. Thankyou

I think my wife has more luck on this forum. I am starting to get jealous. When she uses my ID people speak to her. I ask questions no one is interested in!!

Its ok, I won't sulk.... MUCH

birdynumnum

I'll reply happily although cant help. If the ? was opinion based you'd be inundated no doubt.

Any idea of where you'd like to move back to?

Fleaflyfloflum

Thats just it. I dont have a clue. Like the idea of semi rural, but need good health service providers fairly close by. I did like Taunton Somerset when we visited a few years ago.

birdynumnum

Beautiful area.
Devons top too...........

PLANTS

I'm here! I did read you honestly I did, just couldn't think of anything to answer with!

If its any help, I grew up near Heathrow, have lived in Berkshire, Suffolk and last time Warwickshire and I just love Suffolk and Warwickshire. No idea what the crime rate is or anything like that but they are beautiful.

I will ask OH if he knows anything for later on!

Di

karenrose38

derbyshire is great too. high peak area is beautiful and you can still get to stockport, manchester, sheffield, macclesfield and derby. reasonable house prices too!
k

seasprite

Just what I was about to say! Have loved living in the High Peak, as well as rural Lancs and Dorset. For me Dorset is best becuse we have the coast too, but I do miss those moors and the people...and the Trafford Centre!
Crime figures are available from local forces (try internet) and channel 4 did a "best place to live in UK " programme back in Nov 2006. West Dorset (where we are almost back to) scored in at number 10! I am pretty sure there are various national news articles on this subjst you may find on a google search?

Heart of gold

Somerset, Dorset and Devon areas are beautiful

Danny B

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6564215.stm

andy170773

Ellesmere Port!!!

Should never have left to come to Australia, bored of the trees, beaches scenery. Crave for the picturesque sites of petro chem industries and smells of chemicals in the air!!!!

Only Joking

My brother lives in the forest of dean (yorkley), this is a place I could deffinitely live if I returned to the UK.

I have attached some pics from earlier in the year.

Good Luck

PLANTS

Oh Wow!
Now you have done it, I am more homesick than ever, look at that snow everywhere, absolute stunning piccies. What I'd give to be walking there right now!

Thanks for sharing.

Di

tommyheaven

There was a programme on tv by location location location on channel4 which went through the best places to live in the Uk. Can't remember much - I thought that Canterbury was top - could be wrong. I am sure there will be something on the internet. It was fun tv but had some good points in it. Try channel4.com

dunroving

Well, I thought I didn't have anything to offer, not knowing a statistical site and all, but as I live in East Dunbartonshire, I can say that's where I'd have recommended if the OP had asked for opinion ...

I lived here (not too far from Milngavie, which was featured in the BBC report) in 2000 and when I decided to come back to the UK, this was my preferred place. After being back for 5 months, I saw a job ad at a local uni and got the job - so here I am back again!

I walk the dog out on the paths or just around the local playing field and especially recently with the weather being so nice, I'm struck by how many kids are just out there having fun (unsupervised). Reminds me of my childhood when we'd run out the door after tea and not come back until dark. Sure, we have some neds (burned down the kids play area a few years back, the bar-stewards) but other than that there's very little sign of crime (people leave stuff out in the front garden and it doesn't get stolen, etc.)

Of course house prices here have surged in the past few years - but still reasonable compared to much of the UK.