This popular city has been voted the most liveable place in the UK - and it isn't London - 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 Travel This popular city has been voted the most liveable place in the UK – and it isn’ t London By You Magazine - August 22, 2018 When you think of the most popular city in the UK, the nation’s capital is no doubt your first thought. However, new research has revealed that despite this, London isn’t the most liveable city in the UK. Instead, the charming city of Manchester received the flattering title. Getty Images Home to the likes of Oasis and Coronation Street, not to mention two major football clubs, Manchester is a vibrant city to say the least. So it’s no surprise that it featured on the Economist’s Global Liveability Index 2018. Yet we bet you didn’t anticipate the northern town would beat London by 13 spots on the annual list, but that’s exactly what has happened. Manchester was ranked the 35th most liveable city in the world – after climbing up 16 places from previous years – while London placed at number 48. The result marks the widest gap between the two cities since the survey first began in the 1990s. Following last year’s Manchester bombing in which 22 people lost their lives, the city has not only gained worldwide support but tribute events have also helped lifts the city’s spirit and bring Mancunians together. Getty Images The Austrian capital of Vienna was crowned the number one most liveable city in the world on the list, closely followed by Melbourne which came in at number two and the Japanese city of Osaka which was ranked third. The results also highlighted that over half of the cities in the top ten were in Australia or Canada, and all had very low population densities. The Economist reports that the findings tie in with the notion that cities with fewer people have the freedom and space to allow recreational activities without overburdened infrastructure and high crime rates, thus making them more liveable. See the top ten most liveable cities below: 1. Vienna 2. Melbourne 3. Osaka 4. Calgary 5. Sydney 6. Vancouver 7. Toronto 8. Tokyo 9. Copenhagen 10. Adelaide RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Hotel review Wyndham Residences Costa Adeje National Trust is giving away free tickets this autumn Hotel review Una St Ives Cornwall DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 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