Happy at Home 2024: Southport named in top 10 happiest places to live in the North West - full rankings
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The annual Happy at Home survey asked 35,000 people how they feel about where they live based on 13 happiness factors. The results show the happiest residents lived in a rural location, near to woodlands or a National Park.
While no Merseyside locations made it into the national top 20 - with Woodbridge in Suffolk crowned the overall winner - one local town featured in the top ten for the North West, with another sneaking into the top twenty.


North West Happy at Home rankings 2024
- Kendal - 15 nationally.
- Chorley - 17 nationally.
- Altrincham - 29 nationally.
- Chester - 34 nationally.
- Macclesfield - 49 nationally.
- Southport - 51 nationally.
- Lancaster - 56 nationally.
- Preston - 96 nationally.
- Crewe - 104 nationally.
- Stockport - 105 nationally.
- Wirral - 109 nationally.
- Carlisle - 112 nationally.
- Northwich - 117 nationally.
- Bury - 134 nationally.
- Blackpool - 139 nationally.
- Warrington - 141 nationally.
- Wigan - 149 nationally.
- Manchester - 154 nationally.
- Burnley - 160 nationally.
- Liverpool - 174 nationally.
- Blackburn - 176 nationally.
- Salford - 177 nationally.
- Bolton - 197 nationally.
- Oldham - 201 nationally.
- Rochdale - 208 nationally.


Top 10 happiest places to live in Great Britain 2024
- Woodbridge, East of England.
- Richmond upon Thames, London.
- Hexham, North East.
- Monmouth, Wales.
- Harrogate, Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Skipton, Yorkshire and the Humber.
- Sevenoaks, South East.
- Leigh on Sea, East of England.
- Cirencester, South West.
- Wokingham, South East.
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