Blackpool named UK’s ‘best’ seaside town after once voted worst | Great Britain

This city has been named the third best place to live in Britain – and the best seaside town overall – in a new study, despite previously being criticized as one of the worst.

Research by home buying experts housebuyers4ucreated five categories based on data from the Home Office and Tripadvisor.

These include a cultural score based on shopping and nightlife and a green score based on the number and rating of nature and parks, a housing score based on housing affordability, a utility score based on energy and gas and a score for violent crimes. .

The five categories were given a score out of 100, which contributed to a final index score. The locations with the highest final index score were named the most desirable places to live in the UK.

Blackpool in Lancashire came third, behind York (first place) and Nottingham (second place).

The local authority has 27 concerts and performance attractions for locals to enjoy, 18 more than the national average, resulting in a cultural score of 77.36 out of 100.

Violent crime is also down by a rate of 0.04 in the local authority, compared to an increase of 0.06 in Swansea, for example. These factors, among others, culminate in a final index score of 68.61 out of 100, which is 34.7 percent above the national average.

But Blackpool wasn’t always considered one of the most desirable places to live in Britain.

Last year, a study by The Telegraph ranked Blackpool fourth in its ‘worst to best’ list of UK seaside towns.

Rhyl, in North Wales, South Shields, Newcastle Upon Tyne and Western-super-Mare, in North Somerset, took the top three spots for worst seaside towns, according to The Telegraph.

A Which poll? it also previously identified the worst seaside towns and villages in the country.

He came in seventh to last place Blackpoolwith a score of 49 percent.

One star was awarded for scenery, shopping and peace and quiet. Three stars were awarded favorably for its selection of tourist attractions.