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To ask which city you'd move to in England if you didn't live there already

301 replies

CurdinHenry · 18/07/2026 18:51

I am thinking about it. Would prefer not London tbh although appreciate that's where the jobs are (and in some ways it's probably the easiest fit for outsiders).

Where is friendly, has stuff to do, jobs and the like. I think my answer is going to end up being Newcastle (but I like York).

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MyIcyHeart · 18/07/2026 18:52

Mine would 100% be York.

MissCharlotteLutterell · 18/07/2026 18:52

Not England and I like where I am, but Cardiff is a great place to live and near the seaside too.

cannibalfish · 18/07/2026 18:52

Bath, without question. Newcastle would probably be second on the list.

oviraptor21 · 18/07/2026 18:52

London every time. There's somewhere for everyone.

Bluesclues1 · 18/07/2026 18:53

Bristol

Supersleepysheepy · 18/07/2026 18:53

Cheltenham, or the nicer areas of Bath or Bristol.

Tiggermad · 18/07/2026 18:53

Depends on budget. North is cheaper.

YellowTulips · 18/07/2026 18:54

Not really the question you asked - but I’d stay exactly where I am. York 😂.

jollygoose · 18/07/2026 18:54

Another vote for York I'm a southener and have only visited twice but I love it.

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 18/07/2026 18:54

York or Harrogate
Currently Ne Scotland.

Sunshineandgrapefruit · 18/07/2026 18:54

York.

sanityisamyth · 18/07/2026 18:54

I love Cardiff as it has something for everyone but if I have to move, it’d be to London.

Coralsunset · 18/07/2026 18:55

Brighton
Edinburgh
Oxford
York

kalokagathos · 18/07/2026 18:55

Bath, Hampstead Heath (Ldn)

Yoyokitten · 18/07/2026 18:56

Sheffield

LibertyLucy1975 · 18/07/2026 18:56

London
Brighton
Oxford
Manchester

Barney16 · 18/07/2026 18:56

London or Manchester.

Supersleepysheepy · 18/07/2026 18:56

Supersleepysheepy · 18/07/2026 18:53

Cheltenham, or the nicer areas of Bath or Bristol.

I should say though that I wouldn't actually choose to live in any city nowadays. I've enjoyed it in the past, but now I prefer all the diversions the countryside has to offer!

ilovebrie8 · 18/07/2026 18:58

Edinburgh

ilovebrie8 · 18/07/2026 19:00

Sorry it’s England you want so not Edinburgh 🙄

Mysterythatissolved · 18/07/2026 19:01

Sheffield it has a lot of people who go there to university and stay. So has a lot of 'outsiders'.
Definitely northern as its cheapper.
I think I'd also consider.what area of work was needed/type of accommodation.
I would have said york some years ago but now I'm in a wheelchair there's too many cobbles/inaccessible areas (not all but enough to make it difficult.

JesseDavisGonnaHangOnInThereNSoul · 18/07/2026 19:01

Middlesbourgh ..🤕🤔

JulietteHasAGun · 18/07/2026 19:01

Manchester. Has everything you could need, loads going on, great public transport and fab nearby countryside.

whiteroseredrose · 18/07/2026 19:04

We live in a Manchester suburb which is at the end of the tram. It is handy for the airport and is a few minutes from countryside and National Trust properties. There are several Grammar schools which do well nationally and Trafford pupils as a whole also do well.

If we had to move we would look at Harrogate and also Skipton, both surrounded by beautiful countryside, have individual shops and also a couple of Grammar schools.

Both of our DC are now in London, so at some point we may need to move further south. Both DH and I like Oxford, but we’d have to live in a very small house because property prices are very high.

MrsMoastyToasty · 18/07/2026 19:06

Wells.

Im from a city (Bristol).

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