Friendliest place to live

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Do you live in a friendly town / village? Interested to know where in the U.K. people are happiest and find it easiest to make friends - adults and kids alike.

We're not looking to move right now but need to think about it and, whilst we live in a well-known town in the SE which visitors assume is lovely, it's great to look at but not so easy to make friends or maintain relationships. It's very transient - people move in and out, lots of people from overseas which is good but means they're often here for a short while others are attracted here as it's got a bit of Guess Where We Live credibility but means they're not here to be part of a community as such.

Not knocking it - in many ways it's a great place but just wishing our DD was growing up somewhere where there's more of an extended family feel or bit of local personality.

I live in a 'new town' that is mostly full of young families and it is very friendly.

In London it's East Finchley, according to Time Out. I find that a bit surprising, not sure why.
I had a great time growing up on the outskirts of Glasgow. Close to the town and friends, but easy access to brilliant sailing, walking, riding etc.

Weird, I moved from East Finchley to the guts of south London and find the latter much friendlier.

www.metro.news/britains-ten-friendliest-cities/1538898/

I can vouch for Nottingham being friendly!

Somewhere northern in my experience

Folkestone has been amazing to us...I think it’s a combination of the fact that there are lots of families moving down from London who are chuffed to pieces that they have scored a huge period property for less than the price of a tiny flat in zone three yet can still be back in zone 1 in less then an hour if need be 😁😁 coupled with the sheer joy of living in a holiday destination that has very diverse and absolutely beautiful scenery; North Downs, countryside, stunning beaches - it seems like you could paddle to France on a clear day. There are lots of different activities and groups, most of which are free so we’ve found it very quick to settle and get to know people. Some days I go for a run and just can’t believe how many people are grinning like idiots at me...and then I realise I’m doing it too!

Anywhere in Cumbria. Proud Cumbrian! Carlisle was voted the happiest place to live a few years ago - I agree. A lot of people probably wouldn’t though!

Lurks, I'm from SE Kent and love that you love it.

Nice village just outside a small town in West Yorkshire
I must have at least 2 conversations with complete strangers most days, plus I know a lot of people so I’m always chatting.

Didsbury. Hands down the friendliest, and child friendliest, place I have ever lived.

Can't give you the friendliest but avoid Lewes in East Sussex. A few months after we moved in we got an anonymous letter - the full on "cut letters out of a newspaper and stick them down" type - telling us to "go back to where you came from". We had moved from Brighton, 20 minutes down the road

Following as I'd like to know this too. Currently in a very unfriendly midlands market town and miserable

We're pretty friendly in Wales!

I live in Liverpool and it is hands down one of the friendliest places I've ever been never mind lived (except for a little Turkish town called dalyan, though my dm suspects that this is because I was young, unmarried, white and reasonably well off at the time.)

I've lived all over England and Nottingham is definitely the friendliest place in my experience.