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The residents of Britain’s happiest locations to dwell have lauded the “magical” group spirit and luscious inexperienced environment of their beloved properties.
Woodbridge, a quaint civil parish in East Suffolk of round 8,000 folks, topped this 12 months’s checklist, pipping 2023-winner Richmond-upon-Thames – which got here second – to first place.
The survey, carried out by Rightmove, requested residents to present their opinions on elements such because the satisfaction they really feel of their house city, their sense of belonging, the group spirit, whether or not they earn sufficient to dwell comfortably, sport alternatives and leisure infrastructure.
“Woodbridge is an unbelievable, such a particular, particular place. It’s such a magical place,” Shona Norman, the headteacher of Woodbridge College, informed The Impartial in response to the information.
Ms Norman, who moved to Woodbridge to take up her first educating place earlier than she “utterly fell in love” with the city, mentioned the folks she lives round have “change into my household”.
“It has been so sort, so supportive and so nurturing. You by no means really feel alone, you all the time really feel a part of it, and there was all the time one thing there to form of encourage you and make it easier to,” she mentioned.
“It’s such a bit of gem, and there may be only a very particular environment about it, which you’ll solely recognize whenever you come and go to it.”
The examine mentioned Woodbridge had ranked significantly extremely for the group spirit, friendliness of the folks, and entry to important providers equivalent to medical doctors, or colleges.
“We’ve got a variety of college students who come from abroad as effectively. They are saying they love the actually secure, welcoming, stunning environment of Woodbridge, and the way they really feel a part of that group,” Ms Norman added.
Elliot, 30, a supervisor within the King’s Head pub, mentioned Woodbridge is a “great spot” and that he likes “the group”.
He added: “I genuinely love Woodbridge and I can see why folks see it as pleased. There’s positively a way of group right here. Woodbridge is a good place. I just like the those who I’ve surrounded myself with.
“I can see, being a inexperienced county, how all people would love being right here.”
Stirling, a metropolis of 92,000 folks in central Scotland, was ranked because the happiest place to dwell in Scotland, and the twelfth happiest within the UK.
“It’s too f***ing costly,” joked 35-year-old Jim Rintoul, who runs unbiased music store Joanie’s Music after returning to his hometown following six years in London.
However he added, tongue-in-cheek, that it has an “wonderful guitar store, like a slice of Denmark Road dropped at Scotland”.
Mr Rintoul reacted with “faint shock” when informed Stirling is Scotland’s happiest city, however mentioned it has a “good steadiness between a small city and a metropolis”.
He sang the praises of Stirling’s unbiased outlets: “In earnest, the native companies which are right here – it may do with extra to be honest – however the native companies which are listed here are very, superb. There are cooler barber outlets, the cafes are nice, and the unbiased report retailer up the highway.
“It’s bought quite a bit it may enhance on truthfully – as somebody who has lived there most of my life – however basically I perceive it being pleased. It’s inexperienced, you may get away from issues fairly simply, a number of historical past, an inexpensive quantity of tourism,” he added.
“You may go to Edinburgh, you may get to Glasgow in lower than an hour with out having to dwell in that financial system. It’s a really pleased medium.”
Monmouth, topped the happiest place in Wales and the fourth happiest within the UK, is an “uncommon” place, defined native priest Father Nicholas James – as a result of the residents “all appear to have come from elsewhere”.
With a inhabitants of greater than 10,000, the picturesque market city is located on the River Wye in southeast Wales, simply three kilometres from the border with England.
Father Nick, the priest of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, informed The Impartial that he was “happy” to see Monmouth topped the happiest place in Wales, including: “It’s a pleased place to dwell. Folks get on very effectively right here.”
“It’s fantastically located,” he added. “The land the countryside round is gorgeous. The city itself is historic and enticing, however you may get to know folks. It isn’t too giant. It’s a reasonably small place with a whole lot of alternatives, however you get to know folks and you’ve got associates from very totally different backgrounds.
“Individuals are well mannered as effectively, there’s a type of basic friendliness right here.”
The happiest locations within the UK in line with the Rightmove survey, adopted by the common asking worth for a house and the common asking hire monthly:
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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Alex Croft , 2024-12-14 11:08:00
