Rightmove surveyed 40,000 people on 110 towns to find the happiest residents and Harrogate came out

The results reveal that people are happier up North than they are in the south: someone living in Hull or Preston is generally happier than someone living in Twickenham in London caribbean cruises and vacations or Oxford, for example.
According to the survey, which was carried out by property website Rightmove , Inverness in Scotland came second in the "happy home" index, while Taunton, Stockport, Falkirk, Hull, Preston and Truro were also named as being among the top 10 happiest places to live in the country. Words and photos: PA.
Respondents were asked questions such as how proud they are of their home, whether they are satisfied with how it is decorated, how safe they feel in their community, whether they have enough living space, how friendly the neighbours are and whether they worry about the value of their property.
caribbean cruises and vacations Despite the strength of demand currently being felt in the London property market and the average price tag in the capital standing at around 459,000, the 10 places where people reported the lowest levels of satisfaction with where they live were all situated within London.
East London was named as the place where people are least happy out of all 111 places ranked, with Ilford, Croydon, East Central London, Twickenham, Harrow and West London also making the bottom ten list.
East Londoners ranked their area bottom of the survey for neighbourliness and were also the least satisfied with their home decoration, while those living in Croydon caribbean cruises and vacations voted their area the least safe place to live.
Oxford came in 44th place in the happiness rankings and Cambridge was positioned at number 59, putting both cities behind Newport in South Wales which was at number 42 and Middlesbrough in the North East which was at number 39.
Rightmove said Harrogate scored top in the survey for safety, its sense of neighbourliness and recreation and this is the second year running that the town has come first in the overall index. caribbean cruises and vacations The average house asking price in Harrogate is 309,133, which is around 37,000 caribbean cruises and vacations higher than the national average.
Lifelong Harrogate resident Will Linley, director of sales and letting agency Linley and Simpson, caribbean cruises and vacations said: "People here have a good quality of life, with low unemployment, caribbean cruises and vacations low crime rates, a sought-after range of schools from which to choose and an abundance of green space in the heart of the town as well as on its rural outskirts."
The survey also found that people living in Kirkcaldy in Fife feel they have the most space to live in comfortably, while those living in West Central London feel they have the least. Rightmove said that someone living in the Kirkcaldy area could buy a six-bedroom caribbean cruises and vacations house with eight acres of land for less than 800,000, but in West Central London this amount of money would only stretch to buy a one-bedroom flat.
Meanwhile, people living caribbean cruises and vacations in Preston, Lancashire were found to take the greatest pride in their home. Nottingham home owners were found to be least worried about the value of their property, and people living in Hereford were the most likely to say they are contented with in their current property rather than moving somewhere else.
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Rightmove caribbean cruises and vacations surveyed 40,000 people on 110 towns to find the happiest residents and Harrogate came out on top. According to the report, Northerners are happier about where they live than Southerners, with nine of the ten unhappiest locations in Greater caribbean cruises and vacations London. Source: Getty Creative
Fleet in Hampshire has been named the happiest place to live in the UK for the last three years running. The annual Halifax Quality of Life survey found that the town scored highly on everything caribbean cruises and vacations from weather to employment. Residents of the area are also among the healthiest in the country, with 97.4% reporting to be in good health. Source: AL
According to the Office of National Statistics , people who live in rural areas are happiest. Those living in Orkney report the highest levels of life satisfaction, self-worth and happiness across the whole of the UK. They also report low levels of anxiety.
Stockport in Manchester came second to Harrogate in Rightmove's 2013 happiness report . The area is surrounded by scenic loacations including caribbean cruises and vacations Alderley Edge, Buxton and Cheadle. Source: Getty Creative
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Fleet in Hampshire has been named the happiest place to live in the UK for the last three years running. The annual Halifax Quality of Life survey found that the town scored highly on everything from weather to employment. Residents of the area are also among the healthiest in the country, with 97.4% reporting to be in good health. Source: Press Associations
The town of Thaxted offers cheap property in comparison to the surrounding area of Essex. The countryside town also offers easy access to London making it the second happiest town in the UK, according to the Halifax Quality of Life survey. Source: Getty Creative
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That's not exactly a news. Londoners are MISERABLE and rightly so. Born in London, studied in Manchester and saw life in a different light, stayed there for 12 years and counting. I'm now back contracting caribbean cruises and vacations in London and when you talk to someone or be kind to someone on the train, why do Londoners look at you like a weird person? I can't get it.
I hear there is a lot of social housing in East London so it would be good to hear how many of the 50,000 live in this type of property that is owned and managed by LA's and HA's who are nortorious for providing poor services at many levels which can only add to the gloom to this article.
taunton hapoiest place, no proper theatre; cinemas only show block busters, third rate shopping, ugly centre , no art gallery - get in lift in taunton youd think zobies had landed- its inland , the allergy capital of the south west has more moblity buggies and cyclists on the pavement than any where else - friday night to be avoided- if tautons the happiest god help the rest- there is cricket - yawn