This market town is the best place to live in the UK - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Life This is the best place to live in the UK according to experts By You Magazine - March 30, 2021 When considering where the ‘best’ place to live might be, a lot of factors come into play, which can be different for everyone. From commuting time and distance from friends and family to whether you prefer an urban or rural landscape, the answer would likely be different for everyone. However, as the pandemic has changed how we live (in some ways temporarily but in other ways for good), a lot of us have discovered that things such as access to nature, a quieter pace of life and, perhaps most importantly, a cheaper way of life, are more important to us than we may have previously thought. Getty Images With that in mind, it’s easy to see why Stroud in Gloucestershire has just nabbed the title of ‘Best place to live in the UK‘ by The Sunday Times. The historic market town has ‘a unique independent spirit that comes to the fore in its impressive local food scene and at the brilliant weekly farmers’ market that brings the town and surrounding countryside together,’ reads The Sunday Times‘ description of Stroud. Not only that, Stroud is surrounded by the Cotswolds, an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – great for all those weekend rambles we’re all now so used to. Getty Images It also has excellent transport links, which means London is just a 90-minute direct train ride away, while Bristol a 45-minute drive; the city of Gloucestershire is just 10 miles away and the large spa town of Cheltenham 13 miles. Meanwhile, if you’re used to the sky-high property prices of London and other cities, the fact that the average rental price in Stroud is £711 per month for a 2-bed and the average starter home comes in at around £195,000 (comfortably below the UK’s average property price) will be music to your ears. Getty Images The full list of the best places to live in the UK organised by region, according to The Sunday Times, is as follows: Overall winner: Stroud, Gloucestershire Southwest: Stroud, Gloucestershire East: Woodbridge, Suffolk London: Teddington, Richmond Midlands: Stamford, Lincolnshire North & Northeast: Ilkley, West Yorkshire Northern Ireland: Holywood, Belfast Northwest: Altrincham, Greater Manchester Scotland: North Berwick, East Lothian Southeast: Surrey Hills, Surrey Southwest: Frome, Somerset Wales: Usk, Monmouthshire RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Everything we know about The Crown season 5 Aldi s exercise equipment is on sale with up to 50% off The best Halloween events for 2022 across the UK Popular in Life Groomzillas Brace yourself for a new breed of monster rampaging down July 7, 2019 Elizabeth Day Sorry can t make your party I m on the sofa August 11, 2019 Using these 10 words makes you middle class apparently September 9, 2019 Megan Phelps-Roper ‘ I was born to preach hate I chose to October 6, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey No energy You may need an iron boost November 10, 2019 Emma Winterschladen Meet the mega matchmaker December 1, 2019 Dr Clare Bailey Comfort joy… and a festive hug December 22, 2019 Elizabeth Day I’ m not grumpy… it’ s just my face January 19, 2020 Elizabeth Day Oh the joy of knowing nothing February 16, 2020 This postcard is a sweet simple way to help others during March 16, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved