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Jan 23, 2021 · Here are seven reasons why Blackburn is a fantastic place to live. The houses are affordable. According to Zoopla, the average house price in the UK right now is £289, 622. A massive perk of...
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Prestbury, Cheshire
1. Nearby mainline station: Macclesfield 2. Drive time to station: 10 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 42 mins 4. London station: Euston Prestbury (not to be confused with Prestbury, Gloucestershire) forms a point of Cheshire’s Golden Triangle (with Wilmslow and Alderley Edge) containing attractive settlements (and sporting celebrities). With 1,600 dwellings and 4,000 inhabitants, there’s more to it than ‘millionaires’ row’, and residents will find everything they need on the black-and-white...
Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire
1. Nearby mainline station: Chesterfield 2. Drive time to station: 23 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 47 mins 4. London station: St Pancras International Poohsticks enthusiasts will love Ashford in the Water, located in the Peak District National Park and famous for its bridges, not least the iconic 16th-century triple-arched Sheepwash Bridge, named by VisitEngland as the best location for the game dreamt up by A. A. Milne. The idyllic setting and mellow limestone houses belie an industrial...
Kemble, Gloucestershire
1. Nearby mainline station: Kemble 2. Drive time to station: 2 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 9 mins 4. London station: Paddington Kemble, the closest settlement to the source of the River Thames, is commuterville with a difference. It may be almost 100 miles from central London — and feel like a world away when sipping a glass of wine in the garden of The Tavern Inn — but, rare for a smallish village, it boasts its own mainline railway station, making it the envy of similar-sized villages...
Milton Abbas, Dorset
1. Nearby mainline station: Gillingham 2. Drive time to station: 39 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 58 mins 4. London station: Waterloo Widely regarded as one of the first planned settlements in England, Milton Abbas was uprooted from its original site close to the abbey in 1773 and transferred to the neighbouring valley on the orders of Lord Milton, 1st Earl of Dorchester. Today, the 36 near-uniform thatched cob cottages with their wide front lawns are instantly recognisable and regularly...
Ditchling, East Sussex
1. Nearby mainline station: Hassocks 2. Drive time to station: 8 mins 3. Train time to London: 47 mins 4. London station: Victoria Newcomers are guaranteed a warm welcome in Ditchling (once home to Dame Vera Lynn), which even extends to a party in March with free food and drink, where they will be invited to join the myriad clubs and societies (from horticultural to the WI) run under the umbrella of the Ditchling Village Association. This friendliness extends into the two pubs, The Bull and T...
Appledore, Kent
1. Nearby mainline station: Ashford International 2. Drive time to station: 20 mins 3. Train time to London: 36 mins 4. London station: St Pancras International St Peter & St Paul’s Parish Church in Appledore is more fragrant and colourful than usual every August Bank Holiday weekend, when this pretty, linear village runs its well-attended three-day flower festival. In July, vintage car enthusiasts flock to the village that featured in ITV’s The Darling Buds of May to admire 450 vehicles on d...
Pulham Market, Norfolk
1. Nearby mainline station: Diss 2. Drive time to station: 13 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 26 mins 4. London station: Liverpool Street A contender for a quintessential-England jigsaw, Pulham Market’s green is surrounded by thatched cottages and a medieval church, but this area acts as a hub for September’s carnival, June’s music day, the circus and a community Christmas tree, too. Far from linear, village properties — from palatial listed homes to affordable housing — are spread fairly f...
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire
1. Nearby mainline station: Charlbury 2. Drive time to station: 21 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 7 mins 4. London station: Paddington Known to inhabitants as ‘Hooky’, this village to the north of Oxford has its own 171-year-old brewery that produces award-winning real ales and owns the three pubs, The Gate Hangs High, the Pear Tree Inn and The Sun Inn. An annual beer festival raises about £20,000 for charity. With a primary school, a pre-school playgroup, a library, a doctor’s surgery and...
Kingham, Oxfordshire
1. Nearby mainline station: Kingham 2. Drive time to station: 6 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 16 mins 4. London station: Paddington With its own station offering direct trains to London, properties that come on the market here are invariably snapped up swiftly. Set in the Evenlode Valley, Kingham was voted England’s Favourite Village in Country Life in 2004 and we make no apologies for mentioning it again. It is everything a village should be — easy on the eye (at its northern end, its op...
Mells, Somerset
1. Nearby mainline station: Westbury 2. Drive time to station: 23 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 11 mins 4. London station: Paddington Mells became inexorably linked to Little Jack Horner in 20th-century popular legend, although the Horner family, who still live in Mells Manor today, dispute that the nursery rhyme’s protagonist was an ancestor. The village boasts an eclectic mix of estate-owned, private and more affordable housing. The community rescued and now runs the thriving village sh...
Crowcombe, Somerset
1. Nearby mainline station: Taunton 2. Drive time to station: 20 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 41 mins 4. London station: Paddington Nestled at the foot of the south-western slopes of the Quantocks, between Taunton and Minehead, is the small village of Crowcombe, which has the distinction of being one of the first communities in the country to be given a bypass. About 500 people live here and are treated to the sound of bells ringing out on most Thursday evenings, when parishioners practi...
Longnor, Staffordshire
1. Nearby mainline station: Macclesfield 2. Drive time to station: 30 mins 3. Train time to London: 1hr 42 mins 4. London station: Euston Situated near the top of a high ridge between the Dove and Manifold river valleys and surrounded by rugged scenery and working farmland, Longnor is made up of quaint streets lined with neat stone houses and a sloping, cobbled marketplace. The BBC was so enamoured that it used Longnor to represent Jane Austen’s fictional Lambton in the 1995 adaptation of Pri...
Nov 13, 2021 · A recent public survey has revealed the top 50 worst places to live in England and some Lancashire towns topped the list, including Blackburn. In the survey conducted by ILiveHereUK, a...
Apr 14, 2019 · THE SUNDAY TIMES has released its latest list of the best places to live in the UK for 2019 today. It features 101 different locations, but has the spot where your home can be found...
Apr 8, 2022 · Each year, the newspaper ranks all the finest places to live in the UK, considering a range of factors including value for money, local amenities and general vibes. It ranks the best...
Dec 31, 2023 · The best places to live in England include Birmingham, Brighton, and more. Here's a round-up of the most livable cities in England right now.
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Jun 17, 2024 · Last Updated: June 17, 2024. With characterful vibrant cities, stunning countryside and a breathtaking coastline, there’s somewhere to suit everyone in the UK. But where’s the ideal place for you to call home? We’ve crunched the numbers and gathered valuable feedback from Expatra readers – here are our 20 best places to call home in the UK! 1.
