With no obligations, where would you live in the UK?
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If you had no obligation, where would you choose to live in the UK? And why??
WebDevWarrior@reddit
Anywhere without other humans but with good broadband... if it exists!
Infinite-Wishbone897@reddit
Try the tiny village of Clovelly in north Devon, privately owned, no traffic permitted, all goods are transported by sleds due to the incline of the cobbled streets. And it was one of the first places in the UK to get super-fast broadband.
istrald@reddit
Highlands and Starlink works great for me. But don't expect mobile or landline availability at all
glasgowgeg@reddit
Then you have to give money to a ketamine addict.
-Blue_Bull-@reddit
I'm sure you already know this but for others, if you have bad / no mobile signal, enable WiFi calling and it will all go through your broadband.
slade364@reddit
They've improved the networking a lot, but latency is higher than you'd get with a regular connection. Probably hovers around 80ms.
DL averages around 100mbps I think, upload closer to 15mbps.
-Blue_Bull-@reddit
80ms is not great, but I appreciate that this is still amazing for someone in a rural area.
slade364@reddit
Yeah, it's good tech, but if you can get fibre you're going to be much better. That's not surprising though!
SSMicrowave@reddit
I’m in rural Carmarthenshire. The village has about 10 houses and a pub. Just spent three days walking and didn’t see a single other soul. The house has gigabit fibre.
Ttthwackamole@reddit
Hey… can I uhhh, come stay for a while?
JJGOTHA@reddit
My mate is close to that in the Outer Hebrides
c0tch@reddit
Weirdly that was my first thought
PKblaze@reddit
Edinburgh is probably one of the nicer places I've visited so probably there.
Naive-Low-9770@reddit
+1
Edinburgh probably best city in UK, London wages and connectivity without the mandem or other London problems, city looks literally CGI'd, airport is great direct flights everywhere, you're on the central belt so going to Glasgow or other parts of Scotland is very easy.
Negl I will probably buy a place in Stockbridge when I can
send_n0odles@reddit
London wages? I wish hahaha
jsm97@reddit
Generally they're pretty close - GDP Per Capita in Edinburgh is £60k and £63k in London, It's by a long way the second wealthiest city in the UK. London has a much higher salary ceiling though.
hez9123@reddit
In Edinburgh your money goes A LOT further! You don’t need to travel to nether Fife (god forbid) to find affordable housing either.
send_n0odles@reddit
Sigh. A good sign I should look for a new job...
FourEyedMatt@reddit
That's not quite true, lived there for 7 years and while the Mandem culture is not there you do still have the head to toe in black kids roaming the streets. Just look at the news from last night for example.
It is a lovely city though, everything in walking range but the problems from London are there but just on a smaller scale.
Naive-Low-9770@reddit
Damn must've shifted pretty hard since I last went there, but with that said like neds are not as bad ooga booga mandem in LDN.
Yeah the housing situation in EDI is a nightmare
CaptainScaarlet@reddit
Ooga booga?
bookschocolatebooks@reddit
It's not quite London wages, and certainly doesn't have the connectivity of London airports (not to mention the extra we have to pay for flights compared to eg Manchester/ London).
Naive-Low-9770@reddit
GDP per capita of Edinburgh is £60k, GDP per capita of London is £63k, it's pretty close, obviously the metric isn't perfect, but it's a good gauge nonetheless
When I said connectivity I meant in the scope of direct flights to most places, you can go most places from EDI and the airport is far better than any airport in London apart from LCY, you don't have to dick around waiting for things in EDI, I probably should've clarified, but yeah it's not the same level but pretty close
d0288@reddit
Was surprised hearing how the wages of my peers in Edinburgh l (same company) are the same as mine (SE England)
Naive-Low-9770@reddit
Yeah but keep in mind it's just EDI, Glasgow is well Glasgow
d0288@reddit
Not too bad of a commute from Glasgow to Edi though, at least it seemed so back in my student days
Naive-Low-9770@reddit
can't imagine living like that with kids etc but people make it work, not for me though, don't really like glasgow much despite living here most my life
wayneio@reddit
Just mind your head as you get off the buses there
Aargh_a_ghost@reddit
Woah, as someone from Edinburg like the man who lost his head the wound is still kinda fresh dude :(
Independent-Guess-79@reddit
WTF?!? What’s the story here? I don’t need all the gory details just a quick summary
throughthisironsky@reddit
Man got in a tangle with a coach and his head was decapitated. This was Saturday night on Halloween weekend in Cowgate (party district), so several punters who saw the head interacted with it believing it to be a Halloween prop.
pokekyo12@reddit
Yikes that is quite nasty.
Objective-Ad-585@reddit
If you think that’s bad. They filmed it all, shared it on social media. And the family of the deceased seen it.
pokekyo12@reddit
No that's not nice at all. Real life is often stranger than fiction.
Psychological_Ad853@reddit
Apparently one fella picked it up and realised so shat himself and dropped it; then another lad comes along pissdrunk also thinks it’s a prop and fucking well teabags it 🤦🏻♂️
hez9123@reddit
North Uist for the beaches like Balranald and Traigh Iar, watching the sea eagles and otters playing progressive jazz music together, being able to buy a mountain of scallops or langoustine and chips for about a tenner and the people are fab. I’ve been a few times now and it feels to me like you reprioritise life from the moment you roll onto the calmac ferry.
City_For_UCL@reddit
Manchester. CITY CITY CITY
nicdic89@reddit
North Wales, near Betws-y-Coed would be my dream. Or somewhere in the Cotswolds
SquidgeSquadge@reddit
It's a beautiful area, shame about all the rain
nicdic89@reddit
I love the rain in that area, I think it adds to the beauty
SquidgeSquadge@reddit
I love it too but it's hard to convince my husband to go on holiday for nearly a week when it's very likely to rain most days.
My grandparents retired there and my last grandparent died 10 years ago. Due to unfortunate circumstances I've not been able to be back there since the funeral but I would love to go again soon as my mother has commissioned a bench there for her parents.
We spent most Easters and 1-2 weeks there in the summer. One year I tried to do a painting which took me 2 days a week apart as they were the only dry days we had.
Snoo-87328@reddit
Same for me a nice cabin in the Outskirts of gellilydan! Self suffice and off grid.
nicdic89@reddit
That sounds like perfection!
Makemeup-beforeUgogo@reddit
Yes Betsy one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen here
nicdic89@reddit
It really is, I spent a week there in September and I really didn’t want to come home!
Pepys-a-Doodlebugs@reddit
Capel Curig area for me, which is very near Betws.
nicdic89@reddit
Yes this is always a beautiful area!
KingoftheOrdovices@reddit
Reportedly the wettest place in the UK!
eluuu@reddit
Beddelgert for me!
nicdic89@reddit
Another beautiful area!
princessminx24@reddit
My Nan is living your dream- grew up in Betws-y-Coed and moved to Moreton-in-Marsh. Both so beautiful!
nicdic89@reddit
That sounds so wonderful! She really is lucky. Hopefully I’ll be able to live that dream one day too haha
ZanzibarGuy@reddit
I used to live in Bangor. Betws-y-Coed is lovely.
Which_Performance_72@reddit
Richmond I think.
I need London, I've lived here my whole life but I don't need east London.
I need nice, green London with neighbours who eat hummus and go on hiking holidays
bippetyboppetyboo@reddit
I grew up there and yes, it was delightful. I couldn't live there now though I don't think. It's considerably more cunty now.
oldandinvisible@reddit
I grew up in the Borough too though not Richmond proper. I think I'd plump for Twickenham (East) if pushed . Traffic is proper nonsense though. Teddington is a carpark.
bippetyboppetyboo@reddit
Ooh it's lovely there though, right by the river. I'd hazard a guess by your username, we're probably of the same vintage.. did you also spend many a summer on the green drinking cider. Halcyon days.
oldandinvisible@reddit
Yes though my husband more than me! He was posh and lived in ET. I was pre gentrified Tedders! Did you go to RUTC for 6th form?
bippetyboppetyboo@reddit
I did, but I dropped out pretty quickly. I wasn't suited to that level of freedom educationally speaking and in no way flourished!
A few years later I put myself through courses at Richmond Adult College and eventually dragged myself to Uni, thank fuck! Did you?
oldandinvisible@reddit
Yes RUTC then uni then moved back to the borough till we couldnt afford to stay! Parents still in the area so we return often and I'm a lifelong Quins fan!
soulshock22@reddit
What's wrong with east London
Which_Performance_72@reddit
It feels dirtier, more cramped, darker. It feels less safe than it used to. Tbf it's cheaper, the foods clear and the markets are better.
But I'd much rather live in Richmond and travel east
UziTheG@reddit
Air's nicer in East too
teacupisbigger@reddit
I don't live in London so not arguing with your point.
But interesting given that the east (of all major cities in the UK) is almost always the cheaper / poorer side. Mostly due to prevailing SW winds in the UK that mean the east of a city is always downwind of the rest of it, giving markedly poorer air quality.
Obvs less of an issue post-industrial.
Which_Performance_72@reddit
It is crazy that wind direction essentially set precedent for economic disadvantage in the east and it's still noticeable 100 years later.
It's always been my favourite fact
epic-dad@reddit
The air is filled with the sound of sirens
Which_Performance_72@reddit
Facts
shizzler@reddit
East London is full of those types of neighbors
Training_Chip267@reddit
I thought you meant Richmond, North Yorkshire. Now there's a lovely town to live.
shellturtlestein@reddit
Newcastle
That’s why I live there
It’s here or abroad
summerloco@reddit
I’ve seen a few Newcastle’s. Any particular areas you recommend?
shellturtlestein@reddit
Depends on your budget and stage of life
Posh? Jesmond
Feel like your out of the city but in the city? Gosforth
Edgy? Heaton
Cheap? Gateshead
Coast? The coast?
Torrential-Villa15@reddit
The Lake District…. Or somewhere along the Northumberland coast!
invincible-zebra@reddit
York.
Good news, I'm moving to York in about a week. It's just the most beautiful city and I've loved it ever since I was in uni in Leeds and had a girlfriend in York. It is, hands down, the most beautiful city and the history and everything about it, to me, is perfect. I've lived in Durham, Newcastle, Leeds, Exeter, London, hell even overseas in Germany, Australia, and Malaysia... but York is just THE PLACE for me, so I am absolutely made up that I finally get to call it home!
CaughtSluggin@reddit
Moved from London to York 10 years ago, no ragrets. Amazing place to live.
x-ThatGirl-x@reddit
It’s my birthday today & that’s where I’m going to do some shopping. I love York.
edward_blake_lives@reddit
Me too! Happy birthday, nov 6 birthday-sharer.
x-ThatGirl-x@reddit
Thank youuu happy birthday 😁
yorangey@reddit
Welcome
Civil-Nobody-6029@reddit
I have lived in central York for twenty years and love it BUT bear in mind how busy and touristy it is. It may not seem a nuisance at first but it soon will. If you need errands in the centre, be there for shop opening at 8.30am/9am and be home by 10am, any day of the week. And the cost of stuff is astronomical.
Enough-Ad3818@reddit
About once or twice a year, I forget how busy the centre is on a weekend. I try to run an errand on a Saturday and realise my mistake quickly.
Coney Street is often full of stag/hen parties that are plastered at 2pm, and there's often tourists that just randomly stop in the middle of the street and cause an obstacle. I've seen them step into the road on Lendal Bridge too, just to take photos.
I love the city, and wouldn't want to live anywhere else in the UK, but sometimes it is frustrating not being able to get into/out of the city centre easily.
gloomsbury@reddit
York's always been busy with tourists but I don't think it helps how inconsiderate the general public have become in the last few years. The other week I saw a woman literally holding up the traffic just to take a photo at the top of Fossgate - there were cars lining up behind her beeping their horns and she was just stood there in the middle of the road without a single care in the world.
gloomsbury@reddit
Yep, this. York is a beautiful place but overtourism is becoming a bit of a problem to the point where most locals I know barely ever venture into the city centre. The crowds make it impractical to go anywhere or do anything on a weekend, and the AirBNB racket is making it harder and harder for local residents to find anywhere affordable to live. The cost of living here is quite high in proportion to wages too, since most of the local economy is based around low-wage hospitality and retail jobs.
It's a great city in lots of ways, but it does sometimes feel like less of a thriving community and more of a theme park.
invincible-zebra@reddit
Oh I'm already well aware having spent so much time there with my former girlfriend, luckily I'll be working shifts so my weekends will probably be a Wednesday and Thursday or something random like that when there's less people around!
bonzowildhands@reddit
Username checks out
invincible-zebra@reddit
Eh?
Beneficial-Metal-666@reddit
I visited York recently, liked the vibe! Edinburgh would be my top pick (I actually did live there but moved back to England to be closer to my family) but York would definitely be a close second.
AHKieran@reddit
I went to Uni in York and met my now fiancée there. Her family live in a village nearby so I'd like to live in one of the surrounding villages to we get to go to York often and she's near her family. We currently live in Bedfordshire near my family and she missed hers dearly.
Mysterious-Fortune-6@reddit
Luckily despite moving you will still see plenty of pissed Geordies and Loiners!
invincible-zebra@reddit
I may have been one of those at various points in my life 👀
Mysterious-Fortune-6@reddit
Ha - me too
kairu99877@reddit
How much does fish and chips cost there?
invincible-zebra@reddit
Dunno, I’m vegetarian 😂
Cheek-Tricky@reddit
£14
kairu99877@reddit
Oof. That ain't cheap though.
It's about £9 in my town.
HotAirBalloonPolice@reddit
I visited York for the first time this year and felt instantly in love with it. It’s the only place I’ve visited that I genuinely think I could live in, apart from Copenhagen. The whole place has such a great feel to it.
Jolly_Constant_4913@reddit
I regret not going to uni there
gainsandgamez@reddit
Totally agree with York, I moved there (well 10 minutes away) from London two years ago upon retiring. 10 minutes from York, 20 minutes to Leeds, just over two hours to London and an hour to Manchester. Surrounded by beautiful scenery and lovely people. I often go back to London for family obligations and every time I step off the train at Kings X it just cements my decision.
NeverHxppy@reddit
York is lovely and I lived there for 5 years. I would move back if I wasn’t tied here and I won the lottery. It’s really expensive for where it is in the country.
invincible-zebra@reddit
Yeah its certainly more expensive than most areas, but I currently live in Exeter which is about double the cost of York for about 1% of the quality of life compared to York!
Goatsandducks@reddit
Good luck!
Brickie78@reddit
Welcome to the gaff. It's not a bad little place. Swing by r/york if you haven't already.
wunderspud7575@reddit
What sort of jobs can you get in that area?
bakeyyy18@reddit
Seems to be a lot of money in making those ghost things
anonoaw@reddit
I love York. Lived there for uni and a year after, only moved out because we couldn’t afford to buy there. Moved over into West Yorkshire and the plan was always to go back. Had hoped to go back this year but interest rates meant we can’t sensibly afford it at the moment. Luckily we’re only an hour from York so we go for the day a lot, but would love to live there again.
Minimum_Leopard_2698@reddit
I think you’d absolutely love the occasional weekend in Lincoln :) Yorks little sister!
mrhippo85@reddit
I absolutely love York and would love to live there!
pm_me_your_amphibian@reddit
Do I have no obligations but also unlimited funds?
summerloco@reddit
Yes
Sudden-Currency-4602@reddit
If I could work remote then cornwall!
Witty_Development958@reddit
Surprised people don't seem to be that bothered about the weather.
Future-Lunch-8296@reddit
Wimbledon Village, a lovely leafy Green area which is still in London but green enough for lovely walks. Great transport links along with easy access into London.
-cunningstunt@reddit
I lived in Morden for a while and loved that area of London (it’s the only part of London I would ever consider living in).
eyeoftheneedle1@reddit
Morden town centre however is tragic
-cunningstunt@reddit
I haven’t been there for years, although I do remember it being run down, even then
Sibass23@reddit
I was sure I would find someone else with this as a comment and I wasn't wrong! I lived around the village (not in it) for a few years and it was a lovely place to be. I then moved to Kingston (along the river) which may just have trumped it but Wimbledon village will hold a special place to me. A really great part of the country.
CrocodileJock@reddit
Kingston riverside is lovely these days, great walk from Surbiton to Canbury Gardens.
Tompsk@reddit
I’d move back to Kingston easy. Lived there for 20 years and then we had to move for work. I’ve never cried leaving a place before but shed a tear when I left Kingston.
Sibass23@reddit
Canbury gardens was where I lived! All year round it was beautiful. Perfect for my running and cycling, so many good routes around there. I miss it a lot since moving away.
Zs93@reddit
Both gorgeous areas!
jessicajeanapril@reddit
Somewhere in Scotland. Maybe a suburb or small village/town in/near Edinburgh.
Scotland is beautiful and just better than England.
If I could choose not to live in the UK, I would do that.
MyCatIsAFknIdiot@reddit
Channel Islands
Warmer and I can still work remotely
Muswell42@reddit
The Channel Islands aren't in the UK.
MyCatIsAFknIdiot@reddit
UK protectorate .. close enough
Muswell42@reddit
Two different protectorates. And you won't be in a fit state to work remotely in either of them (even if you were to meet the criteria to be allowed to) if you go into a local pub in either of them and say considering them part of the UK is "close enough".
Brilliant_Sound_5565@reddit
Well I'm in Yorkshire now, best pace in the UK hehe but I love the outdoors and I love lots of places in the UK but I love Scotland so if probably move somewhere to the Scotland countryside
lewis153203@reddit
I know right, give me Bradford, Huddersfield and Barnsley over isle of Skye and Cornwall anyday lol
Brilliant_Sound_5565@reddit
Ooo yea, the back streets of Bradford are beautiful lol. Yea Scotland I hope we might move to
zcjp@reddit
The New Forest because it's so beautiful.
orionprincess1234@reddit
I would stay in London
Rocky-bar@reddit
Dorset, just about anywhere in Dorset would be nice.
Efficient_Chance7639@reddit
For many years I would probably have said anywhere in the western half of central London (think Knightsbridge, Kensington, Notting Hill etc). Now I’m just about to retire though either the Lake District or New Forrest
InfectedEllie@reddit
That little island Rockall probably.
Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit
York or Brighton
_Living_deadgirl_@reddit
Whitby or Flamborough
cparkhouse2@reddit
North Cornwall no question
cobrachickens@reddit
Scotland no question
OurManInJapan@reddit
Wish granted, you now live in Cumbernauld
send_n0odles@reddit
I was gonna say Methil... or I hear Niddrie is lovely this time of year
Necessary_Delivery80@reddit
Easterhouse is stunning at this time of year
Positive-Plane723@reddit
It’s a whole country - anything more specific? You’ll find Coatbridge quite different from Ullapool, for example…
an_internet_person_@reddit
Cumbernauld obviously.
dreadlockholmes@reddit
No need to specify they obviously mean possilpark.
Generally think when people are vague like that they mean the Highlands since that's where they've likely been on holiday/seen pictures of.
Positive-Plane723@reddit
Oh aye I know - it’s definitely not e.g. my South Lanarkshire suburb
intonality@reddit
Scottish Highlands. Small bungalow or a cottage some place quiet and spend my free time hiking. The less people around the better.
EmbroidedBumblebee@reddit
Sheffield cos I like it here
therustlinbidness@reddit
West end of Glasgow
Wise-Application-144@reddit
West end is fucking nice. I went to uni there, and we were so lucky to dick around our big fancy Georgian student flats for £300pm.
There's also loads of weird genteel tennis clubs, bathouses and bowling greens because the area was for the middle management of the shipyards.
I'm secretly trying to save for a little crash pad there. I know everyone else buys holiday homes in the south of France or Dubai or Cornwall or something. I just wanna ponce around the West End with a coffee and a pastry and go bowling like an 1800s gent.
No_Blackberry_9712@reddit
Your comment has made me want to go there, just to ponce around of course 😊
WallyOfWales@reddit
Like a dandy! I love it!
Zandercy42@reddit
Can't be that nice if the houses are student accommodation
Yermawsbigbaws@reddit
I'll be honest it has went down hill. Last time I was walking through the place I thought it looked dirty.
Must have been a while ago you were there
redref1ux@reddit
My mate lives around there, I absolutely love visiting
Harryw_007@reddit
Gibraltar
Still UK but in a much nicer climate
TheRealJustSean@reddit
Liverpool. My family is Scouse but I've never had a chance to live there. My folks lived in Runcorn when I was born then moved to the Isle of Man, then back to Runcorn, and then o moved to Wolvo for work.
So I'd go "home" as it were
gogginsbulldog1979@reddit
Cornwall for sure.
I went to a summer festival on the beach in St Austell in 1999 and I couldn't believe it was still the UK.
obiwanmoloney@reddit
Late nineties Cornwall was something else.
namtaruu@reddit
Please tell me more, I love Cornwall, how was it even better than now?
obiwanmoloney@reddit
This won’t be easy to say without coming off badly but it was more genuine, less busy/touristy
Most of the people were locals or there to surf, so it had a very relaxed and happy feel to it, with that carrying on into the nightlife.
What used to feel like hidden gems (Padstow for example) are now so overrun, it can be impossible just to walk around in the summer.
I’m not preaching, it’s just the irony of idyllic places; everyone wants to go there and they lose their shine as a result.
namtaruu@reddit
Ah I see, thanks. This is true for so many places I think. Which is helpful for the locals up to a point for sure, but also a huge burden.
Big-Attitude-5790@reddit
Orkney
Neither_Presence_522@reddit
Jersey
Muswell42@reddit
Jersey's not in the UK.
FordZodiac@reddit
Channel Islands.
Muswell42@reddit
Not in the UK...
Advanced-Apricot-879@reddit
Italy
Gadgie2023@reddit
Mighty and beautiful Northumberland.
Darkest skies, cleanest rivers and England’s most tranquil place.
SilverellaUK@reddit
Gorgeous beaches.
General-Fox-5773@reddit
Pendine in Wales. Loved it there whilst on Holiday and Carmarthen isn't far.
poodleflange@reddit
Either somewhere in Cornwall (but I'd have to be able to hear the sea from my bedroom), or one of the "village" parts of London like Highgate or Richmond.
Stazzerz@reddit
Dorset, green scenery and the coastline is most important to me. Need to be within half an hour of the beach. I feel very privileged to live here.
cdh79@reddit
Canada 🇨🇦 ✈️ 🏠 🎣
slartybartfast6@reddit
Tenby. Big enough to be fun, small enough to be lovely, and also Welsh.
Ok_Neat2979@reddit
So pretty, plenty of pubs too.
slartybartfast6@reddit
And a brewery
banana7milkshake@reddit
brighton. me and my partner love it. lgbt friendly, open, by the sea, cute shops, independent businesses to support
Affectionate_Day7543@reddit
Newcastle. Housing isn’t too expensive, Durham nearby, coast one side and countryside on the other, the metro makes is easy to get about and everyone is friendly
Main_Monitor_2199@reddit
Lake District. Worked for a hotel there a few years ago and despite the staff accommodation being a total dive it was such a lovely place to live. Me and my dog would be very very happy up there in a little cottage.
jvlomax@reddit
Somewhere with thatched cottages, small villages, but within a 30 minutes drive of a medium/big city. Preferably with rail connections to a big city too. Preferably down south, salsiburyish is a good bet
coffeewalnut05@reddit
North Yorkshire, preferably on the coast but anywhere would do.
Ashamed_Nerve@reddit
If I had never need to work again money I'd live in Saltburn. Pretty, quiet. Good fish and chips. Rail links to York and the rest of the country. Could do much worse
Electrical-crew2016@reddit
Went for the first time a few weeks ago when we were staying in Whitby. Loved it.
Jolly_Constant_4913@reddit
With no obligations? Then for a job...which one is it🤦
reocoaker@reddit
The Yorkshire Coast.
HumbertoDePopo@reddit
Worcestershire and I do. The Costa del Pear is a great place to live, not perfect but I like it
aerialpoler@reddit
Brighton. Queer community. Seaside. Far away from my family.
lyricmammal@reddit
Where I live now & have always lived. The Northamptonshire countryside! Great Central location for access to major cities, the countryside is stunning and do are the local villages.
Fancy-Professor-7113@reddit
Whitby or Edinburgh
Ok-Sir8025@reddit
York. My aunt lives there and I was never away from it as a kid, so if I ever moved back home it'd be York or Glasgow
steveakacrush@reddit
Western Isles of Scotland or the Lake District.
cloud__19@reddit
I think you seriously have to consider the crippling reliance on ferries when you think of the Western Isles. I love to visit but I could never live there purely for that reason.
TheMercian@reddit
Cheap kayak also an option?
SirGeorgeAgdgdgwngo@reddit
Unless you plan on going anywhere not in walking (carrying a kayak distance once you reach the other side.
Neither-Novel-5643@reddit
Some Sussex coastal town
Reasonable-Horse1552@reddit
I lived in Eastbourne for a few years and loved it. I wish we'd never moved away.
Neither-Novel-5643@reddit
Yeah, Eastbourne is lovely. Been there a lot. I'd move today if I could. I absolutely can't stand where I am now
Ugglug@reddit
I’d stay in Newport. I rent a nice enough house (bit damp and mould I have to clean every once in a while and but enough room for 2 offices and a snake room). My commute is small.
Possibly West Wales, but it’s a bit remote
ProfessionalFan6441@reddit
Outside Sheffield somewhere ride in the middle so about an hour drive from Doncaster Leeds Grimsby Manchester Chesterfield Nottingham plenty of places to go...
Saysaywhat91@reddit
Isle of Skye
I work in the ambulance service and everywhere needs a boo boo bus once in a while!
MeltingChocolateAhh@reddit
In one of those flats that are converted warehouses in Manchester, with the industrial look. Also, Manchester has a vibe to it that I really like.
NoStop5616@reddit
Manchester is one of them cities where if you stay to the certain areas it’s amazing but if you go to the majority of the places it’s just abstract poverty. I was born and raised there and I would never move back. But it’s different for everyone, I hope you enjoy!
soggibiskit@reddit
I feel you on this. I'm born and bred Burnage and have recently moved back here from the City Centre and surrounding areas. I think like most major cities has their povertised areas on its outskirts, most if not all of Greater Manchester is povertised. It's sad. Then these areas get gentrified to a point the areas are even more povertised with the lack of people moving in because people who can afford upwards of £900+ just rent alone, don't want to move to areas that feel and are povertised.
NoStop5616@reddit
Deffo I get you, I was born and raised in Gorton. I left for the army at 16. I remember coming back on my first holidays and thinking oh my god I would never come back here.
Areas like levenshulme and even Stockport are getting gentrified to hell. Genuinely moving back to Manchester is a nightmare more than anywhere else
MeltingChocolateAhh@reddit
Oh yeah I agree completely. At least from the places I've been around Manc.
Fatbeau@reddit
Cornwall..it's my happy place. Could never afford it though
nzhash97@reddit
I used to live in Dorset and would love to move back! Not everyone’s cup of tea but I miss the beach so much I could cry. (Currently in Manchester).
secrethedgehog5@reddit
Richmond, Kew, Hampstead, Islington, Virginia Water, Sunningdale, Kensington, Pimlico
Zealousideal-Wash904@reddit
I used to live in Ascot and work in Virginia Water. It’s a nice area to live in and pretty close to London. But from your list I would prefer Richmond or Hampstead.
gbrem97@reddit
If money was no object London I love how busy it is and always stuff to do and look at.
Badlydressedgirl@reddit
London, but I know that’s completely out of the question.
TransatlanticMadame@reddit
A home around Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. Central location, close to a Sainsbury's, great public transport and a lovely park.
_1489555458biguy@reddit
Leeds.
SmurfSmacker@reddit
Maybe Dent in Cumbria, it’s so pretty or Merthyr Tydfil for bike park wales.
aggravatedyeti@reddit
As someone who grew up in Merthyr I can assure you that the bike park is significantly outweighed by the fact you have to live in Merthyr
opopkl@reddit
I wouldn't mind living somewhere up in the hills above the valleys.
Scoutnjw@reddit
I love Dent! Used to stay in the Sun Inn and go for some lovely trudges around, coming back to dry my boots by the big open fire and play board games. Magic!
JourneyThiefer@reddit
London, I really want to experience a huge city
opopkl@reddit
I wouldn't mind a small flat somewhere central just for visiting now and then, but I couldn't live there full time.
BanditKing99@reddit
And get your phone and watch stolen within 20 minutes
chequemark3@reddit
Never had a problem but then my phone lives in my pocket and I don't wear a watch. The main downside to London is having to wait 4 minutes for a bus....
Lostinthebackground@reddit
I’ve recently started a new job and the bus I get to work (the only bus i can get) comes every 10mins and it’s killing me!
CautiousSir9457@reddit
And the suppressed fury of the crowd if the wait for a tube tips over the 4 minute mark!
JourneyThiefer@reddit
Currently in Belfast, got called a Catholic cunt yesterday for wearing a GAA jersey in a very unionist area by a drunk old man lol, I think I’d rather take my chances with my watch and phone
BanditKing99@reddit
lol fair enough
docman6767@reddit
Over the road
Delicious-Cut-7911@reddit
York. I love that city. It has everything.
Montyzumo@reddit
I would move back to Edinburgh like a shot. Unfortunately I got relocated to Staines with my job
Ergophobe470@reddit
Stirling. I plan to move to Scotland somewhen, and Stirling seems to be perfectly located, within easy reach of both Edinburgh and Glasgow, and the Highlands.
eb675@reddit
North Norfolk ..big skys great beaches low crime slower pace of life great food good beer
TheRealVinosity@reddit
Broadstairs or Margate.
I love what's going on there.
Triptaker8@reddit
….amphetamine abuse?
CrocodileJock@reddit
Both great places.
coltoncruise81@reddit
Scottish Highlands
InvestmentFederal856@reddit
Bath is gorgeous
Beatnuki@reddit
I found out the other week about some of these really remote islands we have off the shores of Scotland and the like. Ones where almost nobody lives.
And look, you're all lovely, and we've had a laugh haven't we, but it's not you, it's me...
IheartCarebears@reddit
North Berwick is the most amazing place we’ve found so far and we got to watch dolphins in the sea so most definitely there . We’re hoping to move there from the south in a few years .
tdic89@reddit
North Wales, somewhere around Betws-y-Coed. We’ve been there on holiday a few times and it’s one of the few places where I come back feeling incredibly refreshed.
nottonightbabe_@reddit
I moved from Dudley to Harrogate. And even with a lack of obligations, I think I’d have still done it. Never looked back!
NoStop5616@reddit
I lived in Harrogate for a year while I was in the army college, one of the best places I’ve been too. Such an underrated place
Ysbrydion@reddit
Two bed fisherman's cottage on the East Yorkshire coast.
Assuming it has decent internet and I'm still a remote tech worker. I don't think I'd make a very good fisherman.
HeadTackle87@reddit
I'm from Chester, and I know a lot of people love it for it's architecture, history and beauty. However, if I could move to either the Isle of Arran or the outer Hebrides in Scotland tomorrow, I'd be very happy.
katiehasaraspberry@reddit
Cornwall.
Accurate_Prompt_8800@reddit
London; more specifically Hampstead or Belgravia.
Nicebutdimbo@reddit
Notting Hill is anything but peaceful
Wind_your_neck_in@reddit
August Bank Holiday weekend, it's wonderfully peaceful /s
kayzgguod@reddit
lmao
Etheria_system@reddit
Peak District or Cornwall. Never going to happen but I wish it would
SeaworthinessOdd9380@reddit
I'm currently looking at South west England or maybe Wales. I live in a flat area and am sick of it. I like the hills and the woods, there are some beautiful towns and villages so that's where I'm thinking. But if I had no obligations at all I'd be looking up to Scotland, I've only been once but it is such a lovely country and has incredible landscapes. I'm not against being somewhere remote either but my partner wants to be near civilisation not in the Highlands and the majority of our family and friends are in the south of England.
Ranger_1302@reddit
Devon.
throwtheway52@reddit
Brighton
WaitingToBeTriggered@reddit
A WHITE LIGHT
I_am_Reddit_Tom@reddit
Norfolk Broads or somewhere up in the Lake District
Theo_Cherry@reddit
South coast: Bristol, Cornwall, Somerset?
Easy-Cat@reddit
A castle in Scotland
West-Ad-1532@reddit
I'm moving to Buckingham as soon as my children finish school. Currently, I commute to spend time with my partner two or three times a week and I DJ twice a month in London. Buckingham is located within an hour of London, Cambridge, and Oxford. Right now, I live in Calderdale. I believe the North is declining culturally; the transport links are poor, and the rates I can charge for my business are decreasing.
The North/South divide is clear and I'm out in 2 yrs.
BackgroundGate3@reddit
I'd always wanted to live in Totnes since I'd visited years ago, because it seemed like a bohemian place with lots of arts and crafts going on. I very much enjoy crafting and thought I could enjoy my retirement there. Then, during Covid, it seemed to be very much anti-vax and I read they were massively opposed to 5G too, so I decided it wasn't the place for me. Now on the hunt for my new 'perfect' place.
PublicClear9120@reddit
Warwickshire. My mum is from Stratford upon avon and I love it there when we go to visit family and friends
litetaker@reddit
London. Currently I'm here and I am a big city boy
TheDisapprovingBrit@reddit
If I've still got to find a job, I'd go wherever the job was. If I'm retiring on lottery winnings, probably Cornwall.
az0303@reddit
devon/Cornwall is be happy with a hut on the sea
Botter_Wattle@reddit
Perthshire, somewhere near Dunkeld or Pitlochry
Phoenyx_wilson@reddit
3 bed house with a nice backgarden so I can plant veg and flowers and fruit trees, preferably with lovely neighbours so when I bake to much or get to much stuff from the garden I can give it away for others to enjoy, also a good doctor because I have a disability. If there exists a place that covers all of those things than that's where I would like to live. 😁
Many_Hamster6055@reddit
I'm already in the U.K if I had a choice I think I'd love in Wales,Town or Blackpool!!
Lemonsweets25@reddit
If it weren’t for work, friends or wanting to be near family and social events I think I’d choose the West Country one day. Not entirely sure which part, I love Dorset, I love parts of Cornwall and I love places like Glastonbury. I think it’s just such a stunning and nature rich part of the UK with a lot of magic and folklore too. Plus I love genuine West Country accents.
GDegrees@reddit
I was up in Harlech on the Welsh coast the other week. Beautiful spot and quiet. I miss the quiet, maybe when I'm a bit older.
cari-strat@reddit
West Wales or South Devon, ideally with a sea view and a bit of land. Scotland is glorious but the weather and midges are what prevent me adding it. I would love a house where I can sit out and watch the sun go down over the sea.
Remarkable-Wash-7798@reddit
As soon as I type in 'Edinburgh' on Google, the suggested search is 'Edinburgh Severed Head'
ImJustARunawaay@reddit
Somewhere in Cornwall for me - would love to move down there, but it's just impossible with work
Snarkybitch101@reddit
If I had more money London.
Nottingham is my second choice.
I would be coming from the us. Damn I wish I could make this real 😔
penguinsfrommars@reddit
Northumberland. Most beautiful damn place I have ever been.
Fit-Vanilla-3405@reddit
Glasgow
I miss Scotland so much but Edinburgh is now completely out of reach.
conrat4567@reddit
Devon, for sure. More specifically lynton and lynmouth area
thesonglessbird@reddit
Lake District or somewhere in Scotland
AddictedToRugs@reddit
I'd stay where I am because all my stuff is there.
DelectablyDull@reddit
Llanberis. Village in North Wales, right at the base of Mt Snowdon, surrounded by mountains, Llyn Padarn right next to you, a short drive from the coast, beautiful bright coloured buildings, its a hotspot for hikers, climbers and mountain bikers.
I went to Bangor Uni and was there for 6 years in the end, and that landscape, mountains on one side, the sea on the other, gets into your soul... the beauty is indescribable
Alarmed-Example-3575@reddit
Covent Garden.
_Jay-Garage-A-Roo_@reddit
Middle of nowhere.
No-General@reddit
London: Wimbledon village, or somewhere in Putney / Richmond. Otherwise York or Leeds, I’ve always loved those places.
mouchybaby@reddit
Newcastle is nice
chrisl182@reddit
Cold Norton
Or Norfolk, diss maybe
dl1966@reddit
Lake District
SoggyBird1384@reddit
Edinburgh
Mammyjam@reddit
If my family are with me: York, Cornwall or the Northumbrian coast
Sea_Pangolin3840@reddit
Tiree it's sunny ,has amazing beaches ,peaceful and beautiful
AWhistlingWoman@reddit
Don’t tell everyone about it! 🤫
Lachiexyz@reddit
Somewhere on the south coast been Hastings and Eastbourne. For the price of our three bedroom semi in South London, you could buy yourself a comparative palace down that way.
WoodyManic@reddit
Well, Halifax or Huddersfield would be my first choices.
Maybe Perranporth.
metallicpearl@reddit
Rural Northern Scotland.
ItsIllak@reddit
I've been to some beautiful, interesting cities in the UK (though admittedly mostly England) and York and Chester have to be up there. Bristol too seems like a vibrant place to live. But, to be honest, being that far from London is a turn-off. I'm currently a 40min train ride to the centre and can't imagine making that worse. Brighton is a possibility but if I were to move from where I am at the moment it would be to get closer, not further away.
ScatterCushion0@reddit
Yorkshire. Crossing the Pennines eastwards always feels like coming home, even though I was born a Lancashire Lass. I'd like to be by the sea too, but for practical reasons I think that's a nonstarter.
Submerged_dopamine@reddit
Cornwall. Just got back from there on a holiday and honestly one of the most beautiful places on earth.
dtcxa@reddit
Perthshire. Particularly in one the villages where the rolling countryside of strathmore meets the foothills of the Cairngorms. Fairly underrated, idyllic and quiet part of Scotland yet not so far from some bigger towns and cities.
EatingCoooolo@reddit
London. I hope I can buy my mansion here one day and enjoy all the plays, gigs, concerts, parks, different cultures, cuisines, people, and nightlife for another 40 years and build a community. Sorry I only mentioned those but there’s just so much more in this city. One thing I love about this city is that there are people from everywhere, Edinburgh to Newquay.
WorldlinessNo874@reddit
Am so lucky to live in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. I wouldn't want to move anywhere else. Have the wonderful Peak District on the doorstep, great transport links, and last but not least, everyone is so friendly.
JPK12794@reddit
I'd love to be up near Fort William, I love the peace and quiet along with stunning scenery and easy access to go camping.
Jammyturtles@reddit
Lake district! It's so pretty
QuasarCollision@reddit
Rural Dorset. Which is great, as that's where I live.
Automatic_Role6120@reddit
This is tough?
Can anything beat the happy, flowery energy of Cornwall?
Or the lush greenery of Wales?
Or hhe stark beauty if the moors?
Or the rugged wildness of Scotland?
Or the cute, welcoming okd timey feeling of small vilkages with cottages, streams, pubs and farm life?
Or the fun outdoor cafes and bustling nightlife of market towns?
Let's not even start on cities.
I mean, how can you possibly choose?
Diega78@reddit
Probably the Peak District
No-Detective1810@reddit
Somewhere in Scotland….beautiful up there
CrocodileJock@reddit
If I could have a sea view, Falmouth. Big enough to have a bit of a buzz about it, small enough to have the feeling of a community. Nice shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants. The sea. The rest of Cornwall within reach.
JK07@reddit
Toon
spiffing_@reddit
Alnwick
Im from the south but my gosh, other than the weather, this place is stunning.
New-Fondant-415@reddit
Edinburgh, I've always felt at home there.
ditpditp@reddit
Sheffield, which I'm working on and expect to be back there in a year or so. A good mix of the positives of being in a city whilst having the Peak District in your doorstep.
If money was no object, well I'd probably not live in the UK.
Pen_dragons_pizza@reddit
Anywhere away from the rest of you bum heads.
In all honesty though, give me a 3 or more bed house, great broadband, no neighbours for a mile and peace, I will be happy for the rest of my life.
Responsible-Fuel@reddit
Probably Bath
thorowaway2211@reddit
Bath
Nyx_Necrodragon101@reddit
There's a place in Scotland. One road in and out. At high tide the road floods and it becomes an island. That is literally my dream home.
dlt-cntrl@reddit
North Yorkshire for me, it's a place I revisit often.
I've been looking for jobs up there, but nothing is catching my eye. If I'm brutally honest with myself, I'm quite happy where I am at the moment. If I wasn't then I would move there, I don't really have any obligations left.
SquidgeSquadge@reddit
We love where we are but it's too expensive to buy and too far from our aging parents so looking to move to buy in the next few years
First-Butterscotch-3@reddit
Highlands
Lovely people, stunning scenery, plenty of room
What's not to love
Kind-Photograph2359@reddit
I'd stay exactly where I am on the North Wales coast. I've got the sea, a nature reserve, shops and it's an hour or so to Chester, Manchester and Liverpool.
poshbakerloo@reddit
Exactly where I am now, Cheshire!
Consistent-Show1732@reddit
I'm in North Suffolk, by the coast (4 minute walk to the beach). Never want to live anywhere else. At Christmas I'm going back to my husband after an 11 year break. He's 15 miles inland. I love him but I'll miss my beach. I'm hoping to be able to keep my house, maybe rent it out, so that I can go back one day.
x-ThatGirl-x@reddit
Either York or Harrogate.
JimiJab@reddit
Coniston in Lake District great walks around area and such a lovely lake…
hawkeye2604@reddit
Skye
manufan1992@reddit
I’m actually quite happy where I am. North east England has reasonable house prices and it’s close to some lovely parts of the country and major transport links.
TheSilverCube@reddit
Always happy to not see my dream location on these posts.
reuben_iv@reddit
Nottingham, favourite bar, favourite music venue, favourite coffee roaster, 3 big asian marts within walking distance, easy drives to explore other cities, has a castle, caves, justice museum with an oubliette, good cycling routes, what more does a person need lol
Waiting4MidMoon@reddit
I'm from Notts (originally, I don't live there now) and I still enjoy going back to see my family. But it does have a tendency to fluctuate between super shitty to super awesome every few years.
Firstpoet@reddit
Golden Valley Herefordshire.
Never heard of it? Can't point to it on a map?
That's the reason.
ayeayefitlike@reddit
I love where I live in the Borders, but if money was no object I’d live in rural Perthshire, somewhere along maybe Loch Tay or Loch Rannoch, or Aberfeldy/Pitlochry/Blair Atholl/Dalwhinnie. Just such a gorgeous area.
No_Eagle_1424@reddit
London - probably Chelsea or Richmond. I love living in a busy city
dxbek435@reddit
Alderley Edge
sihasihasi@reddit
Cornwall / Devon / Dorset, but importantly near to the sea. Not necessarily walkable, 'cos that's just silly expensive, but a 5 min drive to a nice clifftop / beach would be amazing.
Currently in a "coastal" town that requires a 45 moon drive in either direction to get to a nice bit of coast. I grew up in Brighton, and really miss having a beach nearby.
BanditKing99@reddit
Cotswolds - no brainer
The_Salty_Red_Head@reddit
I live on the boarders of London and Kent right now. I'd like to move a bit further out into Kent. More towards Tonbridge Wells way. One of the villages near the larger towns but not actually in them.
I'd also be happy to go back to the Cotswolds. I grew up near Wroughton, and it was a lovely place to live.
mylovelyhorsie@reddit
Mid-to-North Wales, probably somewhere vaguely between Aberystwyth and Machynlleth. It’s just utterly beautiful, as isolated or as towny as you want (reasonably isolated for me please) without being too far from amenities.
ddaadd18@reddit
No obligation?
The Scilly isles.
I’d just go fishing and create art and fuck around
Individual-Poem4670@reddit
Isles of Scilly
Whulad@reddit
Dulwich Village
Grouchy_Conclusion45@reddit
West coast of Scotland, Ullapool area
GreenCache@reddit
Somewhere near the coast just as long as it's a decent area.
M4Comp78@reddit
Lake District
TraditionalCrab9157@reddit
Caithness...big skies...not too many people..
Gr1msh33per@reddit
Rural Suffolk or Norfolk.
benjaminchang1@reddit
Sheffield (specifically South Sheffield)
It's where my Chinese family settled 50 years ago and built a life, and I love how there's an entire Chinese community there.
I'm from a predominantly white town in the Midlands, it's just frustrating that I have to travel quite a way for a Chinese shop in my area.
I also love Derby for how multicultural it is, the issue is that there aren't many jobs actually in Derby, so I'd have to commute.
BusinessOther@reddit
Wasdale
National_Actuary_666@reddit
Barnes in South West London. The countryside in a City.
lewisluther666@reddit
Orkney. For less than I just paid for a two bedroom flat in the south east, I can get a b&b with 3 barns and a couple of acres. I'd start a forge and would allow people to visit for experience days/weeks. 4-5 of these weeks and that would be required annual income sorted.
iwanttobeacavediver@reddit
Wales, specifically on Anglesey. Mostly because the diving there is supposed to be good.
anguslolz@reddit
I'd probably move to a small town in the Highlands somewhere. Mainly just jobs and cost lol
Agreeable_Fig_3713@reddit
Sutherland. That’s actually our retirement plan. Sell out big house near Dingwall once the kids are away and move up the road
peterwillson@reddit
Where I am now, with memories and connections.
springsomnia@reddit
If I had no obligations and drawbacks then Brighton or Cornwall for the sea and if I wanted to live in the city then Holland Park in London.
EconomistLow7802@reddit
Edinburgh for sure
Scarboroughwarning@reddit
In a house, perched on Staxton Hill. The view is lovely.
North Yorkshire is beautiful.
Theodin_King@reddit
Lake district
CammyCozy@reddit
Probably the Lake District in a little cottage somewhere
0xflarion@reddit
Best answer.
Responsible_Oil_5811@reddit
Oxford- I would love to be a professor there!
OldMadhatter-100@reddit
Cornwall
MrBiscuits16@reddit
I haven't traveled through much of the UK but I really liked Cambridge when I visited
Odd_Version1408@reddit
Either Scotland or somewhere in the Lake District
Unusual_Resident_784@reddit
A leafy village somewhere in Yorkshire or the Cotswolds, preferably somewhere with it's own Butcher and Fishmongers.
so1ar97@reddit
Mid wales on the coast, working from home but travelling to the office once a week. Beautiful area, not the best transport links but doable
Infinite_Sparkle@reddit
Somewhere north on the coast, Scotland, North East or North West.
Stormstar85@reddit
I like where I am atm. Exeter is a nice city, doesn’t feel like a city. Lots of green. Sea side is close.
Sure it has some negatives but what place doesn’t?
GabberZZ@reddit
Statistically sunniest warmest part of the UK. So south coast somewhere near where my brother lives. Every time I'm shivering in the northern cold and he's posting pics of him on the fucking beach.
Thelichemaster@reddit
Where I am now but a bit quieter, providing still near pub and railway station on foot.
apeliott@reddit
I live abroad now, but if I had to move back then I would live in Swansea to be near friends, family, the sea and the countryside.
ProofKaleidoscope923@reddit
On a beach in Scotlands, sippin' tea in the sun!
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