Choosing the right location to put down roots is one of the most important decisions you’ll make, which is why we are here to help. A place is about more than property prices and train links. A home is about more than just bricks and mortar. If you get both right, it can instantly change the quality of your life, and even boost your fortunes.
Our methodology relies on hard data (schools, crime rates, house prices and transport links), but also the expertise and knowledge of Sunday Times writers. We don’t believe that anyone should live by statistics alone. Sometimes it comes down to gut instinct and personal judgment. And when it comes to urban living, your daily commute and your budget.
Meet the judges
Eleanor Mills: is editorial director of The Sunday Times and a columnist. Camden born and bred, she splits her time between London and the Cotswolds — but dreams of moving to north Devon.
Helen Davies: is editor of Home and a book reviewer. When it comes to city life, she would like to live in Edinburgh, but resides in a part of southeast London that even estate agents haven’t heard of.
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Alex Chesterman: is the CEO of Zoopla Property Group. He is a leading entrepreneur and has been named one of the 100 key people in UK residential property. He lives in London with his family.
Karen Robinson: hopes the young creatives who provide a constant stream of fun and novelty will never be priced out of the capital by global investor cash: if it happens, she’ll follow (but not to Croydon)
Who did it
Editor Helen Davies
Writers Tony Bailie, Alexandra Goss, Hugh Graham, Lynne Greenwood, Marc Horne, Rob Kingston, Cherry Maslen, Graham Norwood, Fred Redwood, Emma Smith
Design Phil Robinson, Heather Elliott, Niklas Juli
Pictures Demelza Cloke, Sean McKillop
Production Mark Curtis-Raleigh, Matthew Davis, Rob Kingston, Natalie Reed
Digital Charlotte Vowden, Jules Cooper
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