Host of Yorkshire locations ranked in elite list of best places to live

Eight Yorkshire locations have staked their place in the Best Places to Live in Britain list compiled by The Sunday Times.

The guide, which is published on Sunday, assesses a range of factors, from jobs, exam results and broadband speed to culture, community spirit and local shops in order to compile the definitive top locations to make your home.

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live: Yorkshire

NB: The above table does not represent the ranking order for the region

In addition to the above list, Harrogate, Skipton and York have been named amongst the Sunday Times Best Places Top 20 perennials, the list which celebrates the places that have that have appeared in almost every list over the past five years.

Commenting on The Sunday Times Best Places to Live, home editor Helen Davies said: “This is the fifth year we have compiled the list, and this year’s is even bigger and better – the guide is more personal, more detailed and more comprehensive than ever before. The list weighs up everything from considering the likely impact of the local plan, to whether the post office is still open, the range of housing, and the quality of the coffee. Numbers on a spreadsheet can only tell us so much, so we carefully balance statistics with our writers’ decades of knowledge and expertise to create the definitive list of the best places to live in the UK.”

Average property prices for sale and to rent have been provided by Countrywide.

Johnny Morris, research and analytics director at Countrywide, said: “Using extensive data from across our businesses, along with official statistics, we have been able to paint a detailed picture, not just of how much it costs to buy or rent in different places across the country, but what it is like to live there too. We’ve been able to do this for all types of people, from someone renting their first flat to a family buying their forever home.”