Where do Frodsham and Helsby rank in the UK's nicest places to live?

Property consultant Garrington have published a list ranking 1,372 cities, towns and villages in the UK based on how nice they could be to live in following the coronavirus pandemic.

Each area has been ranked based on factors including their natural beauty, quality of life and architectural beauty.

Natural beauty: Each location was scored for its proximity to open water, National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Architectural beauty: Marks were awarded for the number of listed and period homes, as well as modern ultra-energy-efficient homes.

Quality of life: Each area was ranked for its air quality, crime figures and how many farm shops there are within a three-mile radius.

So where do Frodsham and Helsby rank?

Frodsham was placed about halfway down the league table, at 708/1372, while Helsby came in at 998th.

Surprisingly, both locations were in the bottom 300 in terms of quality of life and natural beauty (have they seen our local countryside?!).

Meanwhile, both Frodsham and Helsby scored highly for their architectural beauty, coming in at 241st and 375th respectively.

Other Cheshire towns and cities fared slightly better in the overall rankings, with Warrington landing in 629th place, Tarporley in 445th, Runcorn in 653rd and Northwich in 291st.

However, the local star of the show was Chester, which sits at 196/1372, having come 565th for natural beauty and 287th for quality of life.

The report claimed the nicest place to live in the whole of the UK was Bath, with the rest of the top 5 being made up by Tenby, Bradford on Avon, Ilfracombe and Canterbury.

Unfortunately, no Cheshire towns made it into the top 10 this time round. Maybe next year!

You can read the full report here