Sunderland and Newcastle among Rightmove’s happiest places to live in the North East
Rightmove has revealed the happiest places to live.
Property website Rightmove has revealed the happiest places to live in the North East and the wider UK for 2025.
The market town of Skipton, in North Yorkshire, that was crowned top of the list - however a market town based in the North East did make it into the top 10.
Hexham was ranked as the 10th best place in the UK to live, according to Rightmove and was the only North East location to make the top 10.
The results are part of Rightmove’s 2025 happy at home survey, in which more than 19,500 took part in.
The top five happiest places in the North East include:
- Hexham - 10th happiest place to live in the UK.
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne - 60th happiest place to live in the UK.
- Darlington - 105th happiest place to live in the UK.
- Sunderland - 132nd happiest place to live in the UK.
- Durham - 161st happiest place to live in the UK.
Colleen Babcock, Rightmove’s property expert, said: “Each year our study celebrates all the different things that make us feel happy with where we live – our neighbours, green spaces, having access to important services.
“A lot more goes into choosing an area to live other than the home itself.
“Being within easy reach of nature and green spaces regularly comes out as an important factor for people, along with having friendly neighbours and feeling you can truly be yourself where you live.”