I posti più felici del Guardian in cui vivere in Gran Bretagna hanno rivelato
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/the-happiest-places-to-live-in-britain#the-top-three
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I posti più felici del Guardian in cui vivere in Gran Bretagna hanno rivelato
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/ng-interactive/2025/may/17/the-happiest-places-to-live-in-britain#the-top-three
di prisongovernor
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“When we tried to work out the happiest places for Guardian readers, easy access to countryside and parks, sea, lakes and rivers were high on the list of ingredients, as studies have shown that getting out and about in nature can help improve your mood.
Being fit and well, and able to see a doctor when you are not, are also helpful, so we looked at the average driving time to GPs, hospitals, pharmacist and dentists. These sets of data, together with information about air quality were contributed to by the Geographic Data Science Lab at the University of Liverpool.
The things that make life easier are also likely to lead to a happier life. For this reason we included broadband speeds, marking areas down where, according to Ofcom, they were below 30MB. We thought about transport, and what could take some of the strain out of travelling. Our measure of this was how far you could get on public transport within half an hour, reflecting the local infrastructure and ease of getting around without a car. And we included crime figures.
But this is a list for Guardian readers, so we wanted to reflect the importance of culture and community. We gave extra weight to these factors, as measured by proximity to cinemas, theatres and museums, pubs and libraries, using data from sources including the Food Standards Agency, and various industry reports and listings websites.”
Is this list for the “I only vote Tory because I think they do better on the economy” lot.
They had me until they went down to London. As a general rule, I wouldn’t put any stock into anything the Guardian says.
Not surprising. All very nice, well off places with strong communities. Pretty much all we need to be happy.
I am not surprised that Jaywick is not on the list!!
It all looked good until Aylesbury which is one of the least nice places to live around my area (and is on a par with Watford). Henley, Marlow, Beaconsfield, St Albans, in fact, 90% of places other than Aylesbury.
These type of articles come out so often, I doubt there’s a place in the country that hasn’t had the Guardian gush over it’s modest virtues. It’s really all about establishing the acceptable trade off between house prices and location. In a few years it’ll be places you would never have considered but can somehow barely afford.
Interesting to see York and Shrewsbury but not Chester or Harrogate.
I’m hopeful that Wrexham will continue doing well over the next decade.
Chichester? Really?
You don’t live any longer in Chichester, it just feels like it.
“Our measure of this was how far you could get on public transport within half an hour, reflecting the local infrastructure and ease of getting around without a car.”
Requirements like this would mark down a ton of places across the country that are really pleasant. And mark up some real shitholes.
These lists are so subjective that they’re basically meaningless.