Liverpool area named among 11 coolest UK places to move to in 2026 - here's where
Liverpool has earned a spot on the UK's coolest places list for 2026.
The new guide delves into the hottest neighbourhoods for the coming year, and also features locations in Essex, Cumbria, Belfast, Bristol, London and more.
The Liverpool city centre postcode of L1 made the list, with theTimes noting it’s the ideal place for “modern-day mop tops”.
Explaining why Liverpool made the cut, the newspaper mentioned Arts Bar Baltic in the “vibey” Baltic Triangle, Bold Street’s Maray restaurant being graced by the likes of Paul Mescal, the legendary Camp and Furnace venue and popular record store Dig Vinyl.
The Times added: “The energy spills over to the Georgian Quarter, where Lennon once lived amid the grade II listed townhouses and where you’ll also find the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, a higher education institution cofounded by McCartney in 1996, now training the new generation.
“Plum options for gastronomes include Bundobust (get the okra fries) and the Italian Club, which counts A-listers such as Ralph Fiennes and Matt Smith as fans.”
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