Full list of the 20 best towns and cities to retire in the UK
Here are the best places to retire across Britain, with one pretty town boasting average house prices as low as £204k.
Bournemouth is a Victorian resort town on Dorset’s south coast with seven miles of beaches. The average house price in Bournemouth is £362,889. It has previously been named among the top five places to retire in the UK.
(Image: Getty)The 20 best places to retire in the UK range from historic spa towns to riverside cities.
A full list of the best towns and cities to retire to across the UK includes Canterbury, Harrogate, Newquay and Windsor.
The list, put together by The Mail, was selected using average house prices, local amenities like restaurants and shopping centres, green spaces and historic sites.
Here are the 20 best towns and cities to retire in the UK.
Canterbury is a city and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Kent. The average house price in Canterbury is £329,159. It has many historic sites including a Norman castle and cathedral as well as one of the oldest schools in the country.
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Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire surrounded by pretty villages. The average house price in Banbury is £286,486. It is just an hour to London by train and is close to the Cotswolds.
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Cheltenham is a spa town on the edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire. The average house price in Cheltenham is £411,293. It claims to be one of the most complete Regency towns in Britain and holds a number of cultural festivals.
Chester is a walled cathedral city on the River Dee in Cheshire. The average house price in Chester is £305,334. Sat on the Welsh border, it has lots of Victorian buildings filled with shops and restaurants.
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