{"id":631492,"date":"2025-12-14T07:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631492\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T07:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T07:39:14","slug":"london-borough-bromley-is-officially-one-of-the-most-peaceful-places-to-live-in-britain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/631492\/","title":{"rendered":"London Borough Bromley Is Officially One Of The Most Peaceful Places To Live In Britain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018Peaceful\u2019 isn\u2019t a word most people might associate with London \u2013 but our city has more capacity for rest and relaxation than you might think. In fact, a new study from property company Sell House Fast reckons that one London borough is actually in the top five most peaceful places to live in\u00a0England<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In order to figure out where the country\u2019s most relaxing areas are, Sell Homes Fast analysed data on a range of criteria including noise complaints, air quality, access to nature, and light pollution. Only one London borough made it into the top 10, while the rest were mostly split across the Midlands, the north, and the southwest.<\/p>\n

According to Sell Homes Fast\u2019s numbers,\u00a0Bromley<\/strong>\u00a0is the capital\u2019s most laid back borough. There were only four noise complaints per 1,000 people in the area, while Bromley also had low levels of light pollution, no sewage works, and pretty low levels of greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n

\"Bromley,
\nPhotograph: Jono Photography \/ Shutterstock.com <\/p>\n

Overall,\u00a0Bromley received a \u2018sensory disturbance\u2019 score of 2.72 out of 10, earning\u00a0the borough fifth place nationally. There wasn\u2019t much in it though \u2013 Solihull, which came in first, only scored 2.28, and Wiltshire took second place with 2.31.<\/p>\n

Although their overall scores were similar, both Solihull and Wiltshire did much better in the air quality category. In fact, most high-scorers beat Bromley when it came to greenhouse gas emissions. Unfortunately, it seems that the Big Smoke is living up to its name.<\/p>\n

Richmond-upon-Thames, which\u00a0was just named the second happiest\u00a0place in the UK<\/a>, didn\u2019t make the top 10. In fact, nowhere else in London made it into the list of the nation\u2019s chillest places, but Wokingham, a town within commuting distance of the capital, did. It came seventh overall.<\/p>\n

The most relaxing places to live in England<\/p>\n

Here are the top 10 most relaxing areas in England according to research from Sell\u00a0House\u00a0Fast.<\/p>\n

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  1. Solihull<\/strong>,\u00a0Birmingham<\/a><\/li>\n

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  2. Wiltshire<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  3. Peterborough<\/strong>,\u00a0Cambridgeshire<\/a><\/li>\n

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  4. South Gloucestershire<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  5. Bromley<\/strong>, London<\/li>\n

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  6. St. Helens<\/strong>, Merseyside<\/li>\n

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  7. Wokingham<\/strong>,\u00a0Berkshire<\/a><\/li>\n

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  8. Shropshire<\/strong><\/li>\n

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  9. Wigan<\/strong>, Greater\u00a0Manchester<\/a><\/li>\n

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  10. Cheshire West<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Chester<\/strong><\/li>\n

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    London tube fares are going up massively in 2026 \u2013\u00a0here\u2019s when they increase and by how much<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Plus:\u00a0The posh neighbourhood that is officially the happiest place to live in London in 2026<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Get the latest and greatest from the Big Smoke \u2013 from news and reviews to events and trends. Just\u00a0<\/strong>follow our Time Out London WhatsApp channel<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Stay in the loop: sign up to our\u00a0<\/strong>free Time Out London newsletter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018Peaceful\u2019 isn\u2019t a word most people might associate with London \u2013 but our city has more capacity for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":631493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,26824,393,4884,257,26825,2516,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-631492","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-categories-property","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-london","13":"tag-news-property","14":"tag-property","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115716789264405865","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631492","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=631492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/631492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=631492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=631492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=631492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}