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Britain’s twenty happiest places to live (www.independent.co.uk)
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The names followed by the average asking price for a home and the average asking rent per month:

  1. Woodbridge, East of England, £441,569, £1,478
  2. Richmond upon Thames, London, £939,329, £3,131
  3. Hexham, North East, £313,147, £840
  4. Monmouth, Wales, £320,974, £1,335
  5. Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber, £394,312, £1,439
  6. Skipton, Yorkshire and the Humber, £263,479, £1,030
  7. Sevenoaks, South East, £881,061, £2,924
  8. Leigh on Sea, East of England, £465,542, £1,796
  9. Cirencester, South West, £384,013, £1,495
  10. Wokingham, South East, £590,949, £2,120
  11. Winchester, South East, £578,760, £2,069
  12. Stirling, Scotland, £214,441, £1,227
  13. Stratford-upon- Avon, West Midlands, £413,115, £1,604
  14. Horsham, South East, £458,641, £1,983
  15. Kendal, North West, £285,645, £966
  16. Kensington and Chelsea, London, £1,667,573, £5,345
  17. Chorley, North West, £197,199, £883
  18. Hove, South East, £555,193, £1,993
  19. Wandsworth, London, £865,205, £3,159
  20. Hitchin, East of England, £510,612, £1,730
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[–] GoodShowSir@feddit.uk 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So not only do I get to be sad I don’t live any of those places, I am also sad I can’t afford to live any of those places.

Well… maybe sterling…

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair Chorley apparently has cheaper housing and average rent prices than Stirling, if you can bring yourself to choose 17th place over 12th!

[–] GoodShowSir@feddit.uk 11 points 10 months ago

Chorley you can’t be serious.

Sorry I couldn’t resist. Bargain!

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I love that the main image is two of the most bored looking people I've seen in a while.

[–] HaleHirsute 3 points 10 months ago

They look like they’re victims escaping a flood.

[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I lived in a village outside of Hexham and it is indeed quite a nice place. It kind of flies under the radar when it comes to Northumbrian towns, too, since most are along the coast or in the south east nearer Newcastle

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Where’s Bath? Was a lovely place to visit.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 4 points 10 months ago

Maybe the large number of tourists annoys the locals?

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Hitchin isn't East of England, it's in Northamptonshire and west of London centre.

[–] ALiteralCabbage@feddit.uk 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure Hertfordshire (where Hitchin is) is East of England

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you follow the logic that makes Hertfordshire East of England, then Greater London should also be East of England.

[–] essell@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Is it not?