{"id":301595,"date":"2025-07-29T16:09:28","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/301595\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T16:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:09:28","slug":"the-happiest-places-to-live-in-the-west-midlands-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/301595\/","title":{"rendered":"The Happiest Places To Live In The West Midlands Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Adam Jones, Unsplash<\/p>\n

The happiest places to live in Great Britain<\/strong> have been revealed, but there\u2019s not much room for the West Midlands. Only Stratford on Avon appeared in the top 20<\/strong>, with Leamington Spa just missing out, and Birmingham languishing far down the list \u2013 meanwhile, Suffolk\u2019s Woodbridge came out on top.<\/p>\n

Right Move\u2019s annual Happy at Home Index<\/a> surveyed over 35,000 people across Great Britain<\/strong> to find out what they love (and don\u2019t love) about where they live. Also at the top of the list was Richmond upon Thames (2nd) in Greater London, Hexham (3rd) in the North East, Monmouth (4th) in Wales, and Harrogate (5th) in Yorkshire. <\/p>\n

The survey, which is now in its 13th year, measures how residents feel about their local area across 15 key happiness factors. These range from togetherness within the community<\/strong> and access to green spaces<\/strong>, to a sense of belonging<\/strong> that a place fosters and practical things, like nearby schools, doctors, and shops.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some interesting trends revealed by this year\u2019s study, such as how those who live in a rural location are more likely to be happy than urban dwellers, who often live in busy cities,\u201d said property expert, Tim Bannister. \u201cIt\u2019s the younger generation who are most likely to say they would be happier living somewhere else, many of whom have to travel to cities for education or to find their first jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n

How did Birmingham do?<\/b> \"AstonCredit: Korng Sok, Unsplash <\/p>\n

Look away now, because Birmingham was named the 211th happiest place to live in Great Britain<\/strong>. That\u2019s only slightly better than Walsall (215th) and Dudley (217th). It\u2019s not too much worse than Coventry (189th) and Wolverhampton (192nd), so if you fancy moving somewhere far happier that\u2019s not a million miles away, you could consider Lichfield (27th) or Sutton Coldfield (36th)<\/p>\n

Realistically though, based on this annual list, moving to Stourbridge (93rd) or Tamworth (122nd) would lift your spirits. If Right Move\u2019s theory that \u201crural locations are more likely to be happy than urban dwellers\u201d <\/strong>is correct, it might be time to start thinking of moving out of the city. Then again, you\u2019d miss out on all the incredible things that Birmingham has to offer<\/a>. Trust me, as someone from the countryside, it\u2019s dull. <\/p>\n

The happiest places to live in the West Midlands (national rank):<\/b> \"AerialCredit: Alexey Fedorenko, Shutterstock <\/p>\n

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  1. Stratford on Avon (13)<\/li>\n
  2. Leamington Spa (21)<\/li>\n
  3. Lichfield (27)<\/li>\n
  4. Sutton Coldfield (36)<\/li>\n
  5. Worcester (58)<\/li>\n
  6. Telford (72)<\/li>\n
  7. Hereford (86)<\/li>\n
  8. Stourbridge (93)<\/li>\n
  9. Shrewsbury (103)<\/li>\n
  10. Stafford (118)<\/li>\n
  11. Tamworth (122)<\/li>\n
  12. Solihull (138)<\/li>\n
  13. Coventry (189)<\/li>\n
  14. Wolverhampton (192)<\/li>\n
  15. Stoke on Trent (202)<\/li>\n
  16. Birmingham (211)<\/strong><\/li>\n
  17. Walsall (215)<\/li>\n
  18. Dudley (217)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To see all the happiest places to live in Great Britain head here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Adam Jones, Unsplash The happiest places to live in Great Britain have been revealed, but there\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":301596,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5018,3,4],"tags":[748,393,4884,1144,712,16,15,1764],"class_list":{"0":"post-301595","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-britain","8":"category-uk","9":"category-united-kingdom","10":"tag-britain","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-northern-ireland","14":"tag-scotland","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-wales"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114937394904246055","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301595","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301595"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301595\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301595"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301595"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301595"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}