Sunday Times Best Places To Live 2024: Leeds crowned the best place to live in the north of England

The Sunday Times has released its annual Best Places to Live guide - and Leeds has taken the top spot in the region.

Seven other locations in Yorkshire and the North East are featured in the guide, including Leeds village Boston Spa.

The Sunday Times judges said: “Leeds has established itself as the true northern powerhouse and is the perfect place to enjoy a good life on a good salary.

“Leeds has the best-paying jobs outside London. Five universities provide youthful energy and it’s the only UK city outside London to have its own opera, ballet and theatre companies.

“The markets, Victorian arcades and Trinity Leeds megamall make it one of the country’s top shopping destinations and there’s a great choice of places to live, from semi-rural suburbs such as Alwoodley and Horsforth to the new eco homes in the city-centre Climate Innovation District.”

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live Guide 2024 includes 72 locations across the UK and was released online today (Friday March 15).

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