LEAMINGTON may be the happiest place in the UK but two of its Warwickshire neighbours are apparently better places to live.
Both Stratford-upon-Avon (10th) and Rugby (20th) feature in the the annual Halifax quality of life study which looked at a range of factors including health, earnings, crime rates and life expectancy.
But Leamington, which was named happiest place in October in a RightMove survey – which asked people to rate where they live for factors such as community spirit, feeling safe, friendliness, amenities and the cost of living – failed to find a place in the top 20.
Hart in Hampshire topped the list, followed by the Orkney Islands, with Rutland in the East Midlands third.
The top 20 places to live in the UK
1 – Hart, Hampshire
2- Orkney Islands, Scotland
3 – Rutland, East Midlands
4 – Wychavon, Worcestershire
5- Winchester, Hampshiret
6 – Wokingham, Berkshire
7 – Waverley, Surrey
8- Craven, North Yorkshire
9 – Richmondshire, North Yorkshire
10 – Stratford-upon-Avon
11 – Uttlesford, Essex
12 – Ryedale, North Yorkshire
13 – Westminster, London
14 – South Oxfordshire
15 – St Albans, Hertfordshire
16 – Tonbridge and Malling, Kent
17 – East Hertfordshire
18 – City of London
19 – Chiltern, Buckinghamshire
20 – Rugby, Warwickshire
