Is Wales nice to live?

Moving to Wales can offer a lifestyle that is incomparable to living in a big, urban city. With miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites, beautiful countryside and excellent transport links to the rest of the UK - Wales is hard to beat when it comes to quality of life.
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Is Wales a good place to live?

Wales is very varied, but what all its areas have in common is a community feel and a down to earth focus on the essentials. Fresh air, good food, family time and a healthy dose of fun. Besides, you will get the same quality of life as in England, but at a lower cost.
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Where should you not live in Wales?

Two North Wales towns have been listed as the worst places to live in the country. According to ilivehere.co.uk, both Wrexham and Rhyl are listed the third and first worst places respectively in a list of 10 Welsh towns.
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Where is the nicest place to live in Wales?

Here is the full list of the top 10 places to live in Wales right now, including their ranking out of 1,372 places in the UK.
  1. Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire. ...
  2. Tenby, Pembrokeshire. ...
  3. Porthmadog, Gwynedd. ...
  4. Barmouth, Gwynedd. ...
  5. Cardigan, Ceredigion. ...
  6. Llandudno, Conwy. ...
  7. Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. ...
  8. Brecon, Powys.
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How is it living in Wales?

What's living in Wales like? With a strong sense of culture and identity, Wales is a country where locals love to stay and newcomers increasingly come looking for a better work-life balance. The beauty of the landscape is a big draw, particularly Pembrokeshire, Snowdonia and the Brecon Beacons.
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Is moving to Wales a good idea?

Moving to Wales can offer a lifestyle that is incomparable to living in a big, urban city. With miles of stunning coastline, UNESCO world heritage sites, beautiful countryside and excellent transport links to the rest of the UK - Wales is hard to beat when it comes to quality of life.
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What is the roughest place in Wales?

The areas were:
  • Carmarthenshire - Abergwili, Llanegwad & Carmel (6,768) - 28.9 crimes per 1,000 residents.
  • Swansea - Dunvant & Upper Killay (6,755) - 29.8 per 1,000 residents.
  • Swansea - Killay (6,751) - 30 per 1,000 residents.
  • Swansea - Llanmorlais & Three Crosses (6,737) - 30.6 per 1,000 residents.
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What is the poshest part of Wales?

Where are the most expensive areas to buy property in Wales?
  • Lisvane. Situated in the north of Cardiff is the affluent community of Lisvane. ...
  • Cyncoed. Llandennis Avenue in Cardiff's Cyncoed area is one of the most expensive in Wales. ...
  • Radyr. ...
  • Cowbridge.
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What is the prettiest part of Wales?

8 outrageously beautiful places in Wales that could be mistaken for Bali
  • Tenby, Pembrokshire.
  • Gower Peninsula, Cefn Sidan, Carmarthenshire.
  • Three Cliffs Bay, Gower Peninsula.
  • Portmeirion Village, North Wales.
  • Brecon Beacons.
  • Barafundle Bay, Pembrokshire Coast National Park.
  • Snowdonia National Park.
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Where is the warmest place in Wales?

The UK has basked in the warmest day of the year so far with one Welsh village among those recording the highest temperatures.
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Where is the best place to live in the UK?

The 10 best places to live in the UK
  • Oxford and the Cotswolds. ...
  • Brighton. ...
  • Cardiff. ...
  • Edinburgh. ...
  • Reading and the Thames Valley. ...
  • Manchester. ...
  • Leeds. ...
  • Bristol. The port city of Bristol is quietly becoming one of the UK's most sought-after cities for expats and locals alike.
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What is the cost of living in Wales?

Summary about cost of living in Cardiff, United Kingdom: Family of four estimated monthly costs are 2,777$ (2,290£) without rent. A single person estimated monthly costs are 818$ (675£) without rent. Cardiff is 38.99% less expensive than New York (without rent).
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Do I need to speak Welsh to live in Wales?

Wales is a land of two languages, and that means learning in both Welsh and English. How this is done will depend on the policy of a school and on the area you live in; but wherever you are in Wales, it is compulsory for children from 5 - 16 to learn Welsh, at least as a second language.
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What is the weather like in Wales all year round?

In Wales, the summers are short, comfortable, and partly cloudy and the winters are long, very cold, windy, and mostly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 35°F to 70°F and is rarely below 26°F or above 79°F.
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Which is the sunniest part of Wales?

Dan Williams, of the Met Office, said Dale Fort, in Milford Haven, is usually the sunniest place in Wales with an average of 1,694 hours annually. Wales as a whole sees an average of 1,388 hours of sunshine a year, or three hours and 48 minutes per day – so Aberporth saw 260 hours more than the Welsh average in 2011.
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Is Cardiff safe to live?

Cardiff is the most dangerous cities in South Glamorgan, and is among the top 5 most dangerous overall out of South Glamorgan's 55 towns, villages, and cities. The overall crime rate in Cardiff in 2021 was 85 crimes per 1,000 people.
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Where is the cheapest place to live in Wales?

The Cheapest Areas to Buy Property in Wales
  • Tonypandy. Situated in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf is Tonypandy. ...
  • Aberdare. In the Cynon Valley area of Rhondda Cynon Taf is Aberdare. ...
  • Merthyr Tydfil. ...
  • Ferndale.
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Is there a lot of crime in Wales?

The homicide rate in England and Wales increased 39% from the 38 year low of 0.89 per 100,000 in 2015 to a decade high of 1.23 per 100,000 in 2018. Crime in London was the highest in England and Wales in 2009 (111 per 1000 of the population), followed by Greater Manchester (101 per 1000).
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Do you pay for prescriptions in Wales?

Prescriptions are free of charge in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Webster, The National Health Service: A Political History (Oxford, 1998), pp35-6.
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What do the Welsh call the English?

The Welsh for English is Saesneg (the adjective), Saes for Englishman; the Breton is saoznec or Saoz.
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Is Wales the poorest country in UK?

Wales now has the worst child poverty rate of all the UK nations, with 31% of children living below the poverty line, new research shows. England has 30%, while Scotland and Northern Ireland each have 24% of children living in poverty.
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What type of country is Wales?

Wales also forms part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (to give it its full name) is a "sovereign state" that is formed of four countries: Wales, England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, which is situated on the island of Ireland.
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What is winter like in Wales?

Autumn and Winter in Wales

January and February are the coldest months with temperatures hovering around freezing or slightly above in higher areas and in the high 40s along the coast. Temperatures at night are usually 10 to as much as 15 degrees Fahrenheit colder depending on where you are in the country.
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