Best Places to Live 2020
Happiness begins at home. Find your perfect community with our pick of the best towns, villages, cities and suburbs
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Altrincham
Greater ManchesterThis thriving town has made a top turnaround, with a market that’s beyond compare
Read moreRegional winners
Whether you're after cutting-edge cool, seaside sophistication or a welcoming pub hearth, these locations are the cream of the crop
Victoria Park
LondonOur pick in the capital is the friendly face of hip Hackney. A tight-knit community and (almost) affordable houses are a bonus in London, but it’s the park that's the star
Read moreHowardian Hills
North YorkshireOld-fashioned but never boring, the mellow stone villages in this lush, rolling landscape are the pinnacle of smart country living
Read moreBallycastle
Co AntrimWith unbeatable local produce and a magical market, this friendly, foodie harbour town on the rugged Antrim coast deservedly reclaims its crown
Read moreBollington
CheshireRaise a glass to Bolly, the modest Cheshire mill town that’s our best in the northwest
Read moreEdinburgh: Leith
EdinburghWith a start-up in every warehouse and a community space on every corner, this old docklands district puts the rest of the city to shame
Read moreCheltenham
GloucestershireYou’re never far from a festival in this Cotswold spa town, but it’s the shops, schools and countryside that make it our pick of the southwest
Read moreRegions
Britain is blessed with a wealth of cool cities, thriving market towns, lively villages and charming suburbs — but did your neighbourhood make the cut?
Northern Ireland
From Ballycastle to Dundrum, we do like to be beside the seaside in a province that’s hard to beat for value, scenery and the warmth of the welcome
North and Northeast
Business is booming — and we make no apology for picking the poshest postcodes in the north, from the Howardian Hills and Beverley to Tynemouth and Corbridge
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