Rutland named as Britain's best rural place to live

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Residents of the picturesque county of Rutland can lay claim to having the highest standards of living in rural Britain, after it was declared the country's best rural place to live

The sleepy county of Rutland in the East Midlands countryside has been named as the best rural place to live in Britain.
Residents' good health, rate of employment and weather were among the many factors taken into account by the annual Halifax Rural Areas Quality of Life Survey, which saw Rutland named as the rural idyll for the first time.
Over 96 per cent of residents reported good or fairly good health, while weekly earnings averaged a high £626. The county also enjoys one of the lowest crime rates in the country, less rainfall per year than the national average and an adult population which is among the most happy, satisfied and content in Britain, according to the ONS survey on national well-being.
However, all that satisfaction comes at a price, with average house prices in Rutland 6.7 times the average annual pre-tax local income, compared to the national average of 6.2.
Chiltern in Buckinghamshire was named as the second most desirable location to live, followed by Uttlesford in Essex.

The south east dominated the top 50 list, totalling a number of 14 spots. The east of England was in second place with 10 entries.

Southern areas tend to receive higher ratings for weekly earnings, the weather, health, and life expectancy. Northern areas score well on education in terms of grades and smaller class sizes, lower house prices in relation to earnings, and both lower traffic flows and population densities, the survey found.

Craig McKinlay, mortgages director at Halifax said Rutland residents can lay claim to having the highest standard of living in rural Britain.

"In terms of personal wellbeing and general good health, Rutland residents score among the highest in Great Britain," he said. "And while house prices relative to earnings are above the rural average, Rutland still performs strongly in terms of average weekly earnings and a high employment rate."

2015 Halifax Quality of Life Rankings – the top 50 areas based on annual data

 

  1. 1. Rutland, East Midlands
  2. 2. Chiltern, South East
  3. 3. Uttlesford, East of England
  4. 4. South Northamptonshire, East Midlands
  5. 5. Rushcliffe, East Midlands
  6. 6. Waverley, South East
  7. 7. South Cambridgeshire, East of England
  8. 8. Mid Sussex, South East
  9. 9. Huntingdonshire, East of England
  10. 10. South Oxfordshire, South East
  11. 11. Babergh, East of England
  12. 12. East Hertfordshire, East of England
  13. 13. West Oxfordshire, South East
  14. 14. South Kesteven, East Midlands
  15. 15. East Cambridgeshire, East of England
  16. 16. North Kesteven, East Midlands
  17. 17. Aylesbury Vale, South East
  18. 18. Tonbridge and Malling, South East
  19. 19. Wealden, South East
  20. 20. Mid Suffolk, East of England
  21. 21. Orkney Islands, Scotland
  22. 22. Hambleton, Yorkshire and The Humber
  23. 23. Richmondshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
  24. 24. Selby, Yorkshire and The Humber
  25. 25. Malvern Hills, West Midlands
  26. 26. Harborough, East Midlands
  27. 27. New Forest, South East
  28. 28. Vale of White Horse, South East
  29. 29. Wychavon, West Midlands
  30. 30. Tewkesbury, South West
  31. 31. South Derbyshire, East Midlands
  32. 32. St Edmundsbury, East of England
  33. 33. Tandridge, South East
  34. 34. South Staffordshire, West Midlands
  35. 35. South Norfolk, East of England
  36. 36. Ryedale, Yorkshire and The Humber
  37. 37. Test Valley, South East
  38. 38. West Berkshire, South East
  39. 39. East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and The Humber
  40. 40. Shetland Islands, Scotland
  41. 41. Cherwell, South East
  42. 42. Suffolk Coastal, East of England
  43. 43. Cotswold, South West
  44. 44. North Dorset, SOuth West
  45. 45. Wiltshire, South West
  46. 46. Monmouthshire, Wales
  47. 47. East Dorset, South West
  48. 48. Newark and Sherwood, East Midlands
  49. 49. Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  50. 50. Herefordshire, West Midlands


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