Garrington Property Finders has ranked more than 1,400 towns, cities and villages across England and Wales based on a number of criteria, including the culture and heritage, the natural environment, schools and job opportunities.
Its analysis includes an in-depth look at how affordable homes in each area are for families, based on the average cost of a larger house there and how house prices have changed over the last year.
Siz places in the north west of England make Garrington’s top 50 nationally, with one in the top five.
House prices have fallen in some of the places listed but have risen by up to five per cent over the last year in others.
Below are the top 14 places to live in the North West, according to Garrington, in reverse order.
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5. Worsley - 10th
Worsley, Salford, is the 10th best place to live in the North West, according to Garrington, and the 76th best across England and Wales as a whole. It ranks 196th out of 1,447 places for house price, quality and value, 166th for heritage and culture, 1,286th for natural environment, 93rd for schools, employment and connectivity, and 430th for wellbeing. The average price of a family home there has risen by 1.11 per cent in the last year to £483,773. | Google Photo: Google
6. Greasby - 9th
Greasby, Merseyside, is the ninth best place to live in the North West, according to Garrington, and the 73rd best across England and Wales as a whole. It ranks 707th out of 1,447 places for house price, quality and value, 827th for heritage and culture, 245th for natural environment, 360th for schools, employment and connectivity, and 17th for wellbeing. The average price of a family home there has fallen by 0.23 per cent in the last year to £441,495. | Google Photo: Google
7. Reddish - 8th
Reddish, Stockport, is the eighth best place to live in the North West, according to Garrington, and the 64th best across England and Wales as a whole. It ranks 461st out of 1,447 places for house price, quality and value, 147th for heritage and culture, 318th for natural environment, 191st for schools, employment and connectivity, and 952nd for wellbeing. The average price of a family home there has risen by 0.26 per cent in the last year to £399,585. | Google Photo: Google
8. Failsworth - 7th
Failsworth, near Oldham, is the seventh best place to live in the North West, according to Garrington, and the 59th best across England and Wales as a whole. It ranks 751st out of 1,447 places for house price, quality and value, 141st for heritage and culture, 249th for natural environment, 57th for schools, employment and connectivity, and 851st for wellbeing. The average price of a family home there has fallen by 2.19 per cent in the last year to £337,730. | Google Photo: Google