The Vale of Glamorgan named 'The Best Place to Live in Wales' in the Latest Halifax Quality of Life Survey

By The Editor

31st Jan 2020 | Local News

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Wales may have missed out on a place in Halifax's 'Top 50 best places to live in the UK', but the Vale of Glamorgan, which Barry makes up part of, came out on top for the country.

Wales' highest-ranking local authority didn't make it into the top 100 with the Vale of Glamorgan placing 126th.

The annual Quality of Life research looks at local authorities across England, Scotland and Wales, and takes into consideration 26 different factors that homebuyers may consider when choosing a place to live.

In addition, for the first time, the research also takes into account how important the survey factors are to people looking to find the perfect property, with affordability, safety, and access to parks and green spaces all proving most essential according to UK adults.

In addition, for the first time, the research also takes into account how important the survey factors are to people looking to find the perfect property, with affordability, safety, and access to parks and green spaces all proving most essential according to UK adults.

The South East of England is the highest-ranking region, with 18 local authorities securing spots in the top 50 best places to live.

The East of England comes second which, alongside the overall winner, boasts another nine entries in the top 50.

Yorkshire and Humberside are the only places in the North of England to make the top 50. The Scottish Orkney Islands are the only locality north of the border to feature and no London local authorities appear in the top 50.

Here are the top 50 places in the UK with the best quality of life, according to Halifax:

  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

Local authorities which came out top for the quality of life in each nation or region, according to Halifax:

– Fareham, South East

– South Derbyshire, East Midlands

– East Hertfordshire, East of England

– Rugby, West Midlands

– Richmond-upon-Thames, London

– Wiltshire, South West

– Selby, Yorkshire and the Humber

– Vale of Glamorgan, Wales

– Orkney, Scotland

– Eden, North West

– Lisburn and Castlereagh, Northern Ireland

– Darlington, North East

     

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