STRATFORD-upon-Avon is among the best places to live in the UK – and that’s official.
The town was placed tenth in the annual Halifax quality of life study which looked at a range of factors including health, earnings, crime rates and life expectancy.
Hart in Hampshire topped the list, followed by the Orkney Islands, with Rutland in the East Midlands third.
Neighbouring Rugby was placed 20th.
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
