What is the happiest place to live in the UK?

Hexham in Northumberland has been named the happiest place to live in Great Britain. The market town beat Richmond upon Thames in Greater London and Harrogate in North Yorkshire to the top spot in Rightmove's Happy at Home Index.
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What is the happiest city in the UK?

The Northumberland market town of Hexham has been crowned the Happiest Place to Live in the UK for 2021, according to Rightmove's annual Happy at Home Index. Regaining the top spot which it last held back in 2019, research found that residents of the market town were happier than any other area.
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What is the unhappiest place in the UK?

The results further show that Bradford was crowned the most naturally unhappy place in the UK, with the city only getting a predicted 110 hours of sunlight in winter.
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What is the nicest area to live in England?

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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Where is the best place to live in the UK 2021?

St Ives in Cornwall was crowned the winner in last year's poll - here are the results from this year.
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What Are the Happiest Places to Live in the United Kingdom?



Where is the cheapest and nicest place to live in UK?

Towns in the south, west, and north of Yorkshire have the lowest housing prices in the whole country, reaching as little as £25,000 for a one-bed property. Although Milton Keynes, just over an hour from North London, is also one of the most cost-efficient places to live.
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Where should I move to UK?

What are the best places to live and work in the UK?
  • Sunderland 1.
  • Leeds 2.
  • Aberdeen 3.
  • Milton Keynes 4.
  • Liverpool 5.
  • Derby 6.
  • Swindon 7.
  • Leicester 8.
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Where is the best village to live in the UK?

The UK's best towns and villages
  • UK towns and villages rated.
  • The best-rated town or village in the UK: Avebury, Wiltshire, 90%
  • Joint second best-rated town or village in the UK: Castle Combe, Wiltshire, 88%
  • Joint second best-rated town or village in the UK: Wells, Somerset, 88%
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Is the UK depressing?

British people are among the most depressed people in the Western world, according to new data. The rankings from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) place the UK in joint seventh place for adults reporting they have depression out of 25 countries from across Europe and Scandinavia.
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What is the safest place to live in the UK?

The top 10 safest places to live in the UK
  • Devon and Cornwall. ...
  • Surrey. ...
  • North Yorkshire. ...
  • Wiltshire. 52.17 crimes per 1000 people. ...
  • Aberdeen City. 51.27 crimes per 1000 people. ...
  • Ards & North Down. 37.23 crimes per 1000 people. ...
  • East Renfrewshire. 22.54 crimes per 1000 people. ...
  • Shetland Islands. 19.76 crimes per 1000 people.
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What is the most depressing town in England?

Meanwhile Bradford in Yorkshire is the most miserable, with a mere 110 hours.
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What is the saddest city in the UK?

Top 10 saddest places in the UK
  • Rochdale - 125 hours.
  • Glasgow - 137 hours.
  • Paisley - 140 hours.
  • Belfast - 141 hours.
  • York - 145 hours.
  • Gateshead - 146 hours.
  • Preston - 147 hours.
  • Sevenoaks - 154 hours.
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What is the unhappiest country in the world?

Afghanistan ranked last in the World Happiness Report among 149 countries surveyed, with Lebanon following. Afghanistan is the unhappiest country in the world – even before the Taliban swept to power last August.
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Are people happier in the UK?

Despite a tumultuous year of the pandemic and recession, overall the British remain relatively happy compared to much of the world - and our perception of how happy we are has fallen only slightly, down from 82% to 76% over the last year.
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Where is the best place to live in the UK 2020?

A recent report found that Oxford has been the best place in the UK to live and work for the fourth year in a row. It takes into account a number of criteria like jobs, health, house-affordability and environment.
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What is the saddest place on earth?

Besides the happiest countries, the World Happiness Report also looked at the places where people are the saddest. South Sudan was named the unhappiest place in the world, followed by Central African Republic, Afghanistan, Tanzania and Rwanda.
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Is the UK a boring country?

A new survey has ranked the UK as the best country, despite it's people being the 'most boring'. More than a quarter of a million people from 35 countries said the UK is top when it comes to culture, people and tourism potential.
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Is life in the UK good?

It concluded that the UK's high environmental quality, our social engagement, personal security and the chance for engagement with civic society was where it really excelled among developed countries. The UK was also in the top 20% of performers when it came to work life and wealth.
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How hard is life in UK?

The Life in the UK test can be very difficult. The syllabus covers all aspects of British history and condenses it down into 24 questions with a 45-minute time limit. These questions are completely random and you need 75% correct answers to pass the test.
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Where is the prettiest town in England?

Having carefully reviewed the data of over 160 towns and villages across the UK, the data was then ranked to reveal the overall top 10 prettiest places in the UK, with Castle Combe in Wiltshire claiming the top spot!
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Where is the best countryside in UK?

20 best countryside towns and villages to move to in the UK
  • Guildford, Surrey (87.45 score in the study)
  • St. ...
  • Shere, Surrey (85.52)
  • Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire (81.43)
  • Wallingford, Oxfordshire (77.83)
  • Caversham, Berkshire (77.44)
  • Leamington Spa, Leamington Spa (76.78)
  • Alresford, Hampshire (76.44)
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What is the most beautiful town in England?

These are the top 10 most picturesque towns, villages and cities...
  • Oxford, Oxfordshire. ...
  • Chichester, West Sussex. ...
  • Salisbury, Wiltshire. ...
  • Sandwich, Kent. ...
  • Ramsgate, Kent. ...
  • Painswick, Gloucestershire. ...
  • Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire. Stuart Black / roberthardingGetty Images. ...
  • Penzance, Cornwall. Susan Ireland / EyeEmGetty Images.
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Which city in UK has the lowest cost of living?

Here are the low cost of living cities, and the cheapest place to live in England:
  • Durham.
  • Belfast.
  • Leicester.
  • Stirling.
  • Lancaster.
  • Cardiff.
  • Newcastle.
  • Coventry.
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Where is the healthiest place to live in the UK?

An East Lancashire borough has been rated the healthiest in the country. New data compiled by the Office for National Statistics placed the Ribble Valley first when it came to the overall health of its residents.
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What part of the UK gets the most sun?

Chichester has been named the sunniest place in the UK – thanks to its record-high levels of sunshine this winter. Met Office data found the city received more than 230 hours of sunlight – or nearly ten days – across the coldest season, which is more than anywhere else in the country.
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