The city was praised for its top schools, interesting shops, impressive landscapes and convenient railway connections.
The judges were also impressed by the sports clubs and opportunities for young people, as well as the energetic spirit of the community.
The guide also includes a list of regional winners.
The Isle of Bute was recognized as the best place to live in Scotland, while Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire, was located on top of Wales.
Ilkley in West Yorkshire (pictured) tops a list of 70 places to name the best place to live in the UK by the Sunday Times
The comprehensive guide is available online on Friday and an edited version will be available in the newspaper on Sunday.
The Sunday Times reviewers evaluated a wide range of factors, from schools, transportation and broadband to culture, green spaces and mainstream health.
Helen Davies, the Times and Sunday Times property editor, said: “The Sunday Times’ list of the best places to live is necessarily subjective.
“Leave it to the statistics alone and you will never capture the spirit of a place. For this, you need to visit to keep in mind that the feeling “you have to be here”.
“Is the pub dog friendly, for example? Can you live without a car? How are schools and homes? “Is it multicultural and multicultural and can it offer a good way of life to many different kinds of people?”
He added: “We hope there is something that suits everyone.”
The regional winners of the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2022 are:
East of England: Norwich, Norfolk – a combination of traditional and modern
· Average house price: 4 304,000
Education: Although there are many public elementary schools that have been rated as good and excellent, these have strict watersheds and are overcrowded. Sir Isaac Newton Sixth Form and the City of Norwich School (ages 11-18) are two top private schools
· Connections: A train to Ipswich can be as fast as 32 minutes, while to Cambridge it would take 1 hour and 17 minutes. Driving in London on the A11 takes at least two and a half hours
Norwich is a combination of traditional and modern, with a Norman castle, a cathedral and medieval cobbled streets coexisting with modern architecture, such as the glittering Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts (famously used as the Avengers headquarters in Marvel).
Norwich (pictured) is a mix of traditional and modern – and the city prides itself on welcoming refugees, dating back to 1565, when Protestants from the Netherlands fled to Norwich to escape religious persecution.
The city is proud to welcome asylum seekers, having stood out until 1565, when Protestant refugees from the Spanish-controlled Netherlands were invited to settle there after escaping religious persecution.
The refugees brought their textile skills, as well as the canaries that have since become the mascot of the football team.
London: Crystal Palace – parks, indie shops and high schools
· Average house price: 26 526,000
Education: Paxton Primary Schools (last reviewed in 2013), Rockmount (2015) and St Joseph’s RC Junior (2018) were all highly rated by Ofsted. All Saints C of E, Cypress, James Dixon, Kingswood and St Joseph’s RC Infant, meanwhile, scored well from Ofsted
Links: Crystal Palace Station is just 20 minutes from London Bridge and less than half an hour from Victoria Victoria
This South London location features parks, indie shops, high schools and a variety of antique shops.
Rail lines connect the area with London Bridge and Victoria London, taking passengers to any of the stations in less than 30 minutes.
Crystal Palace (pictured) is a village-like location with parks, indie shops, high schools and a plethora of antique shops.
Three streets make up the “Triangle Westow”, hosting a variety of local businesses such as fishmongers, bookstores, cinemas and more.
Meanwhile, a crowdfunding campaign promises to bring back the “rusty laptop” – a Corten steel scene at the Crystal Palace Bowl that once welcomed world-renowned musicians such as Bob Marley and Pink Floyd.
And a Victorian-era tunnel that once carried visitors to the original Crystal Palace received a 3, 3.2 million grant to restore it – promising to remind the area of its 19th-century roots.
Midlands: Uppingham, Rutland – with picturesqueness and beauty
· Average house price: 26 526,000
Education: Paxton Primary Schools (last reviewed in 2013), Rockmount (2015) and St Joseph’s RC Junior (2018) were all highly rated by Ofsted. All Saints C of E, Cypress, James Dixon, Kingswood and St Joseph’s RC Infant, meanwhile, scored well from Ofsted
· Connections: Without train station, car-free commuters must take the rare 20-minute bus to Oakham, where trains to Birmingham take 1 hour and 25 minutes, while Stansted takes 1 hour and 55 minutes.
With cobbled alleys, honey-colored houses, a straw cricket stand and an old market square, Uppingham is a city overflowing with picturesqueness and beauty.
Uppingham (pictured) is known for its annual Cattle and Sheep Festival, as well as a majestic private school in Hogwarts that dominates the city.
In November, the streets are filled with sheep and cows for the long-running fat show, with temporary herds in the market square spinning ruminants as locals make their way to pubs and shops.
The limestones are home to vast areas of virgin arable land that surround the city center.
A private school founded in 1584 stands above the city with all the grandeur and grandeur of a true Hogwarts.
North and Northeast: Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire – reasonable house rates and vast countryside of the Peninsula
With reasonable housing prices and train connections to the big city, this old village mill has attracted more than the share of immigrants working from home since Covid struck.
Attracted by the vast countryside of Pennine and the business climate of the city, many have set up shops in Slaithwaite in recent years.
Slaithwaite (pictured) is an old mill village with a business edge, where people enjoy drinking coffee in cafes by the canal
Yeast ovens, smoothie shops, and even high-end dog coin makers have begun operating in abandoned warehouses and mills.
The canal town is an artistic venue, with a pottery community, an art and theater studio and even a 130-year-old brass band.
Northern Ireland: Ballycastle, County Antrim – Game of Thrones locations and fresh fish dinner
A traditional fishing village with Game of Thrones locations, Ballycastle invites TV fantasy fans from all over the world to enjoy a fresh fish dinner at one of the many port-side restaurants overlooking the Atlantic.
Ballycastle (pictured) attracts visitors who want to play golf on its beachfront, as well as fanatical TV fans who want to see Game of Thrones locations
Parents find the place extremely child-friendly, with a mile-long sandy and pebble beach with panoramic forest walks and a myriad of sports clubs – from kamoji to tennis.
An offshore golf course – offering a free subscription for people under 14 – is so popular with visitors that at the height of summer, when the sea is bright, non-members face a cost as high as £ 240 for an 18-hole game.
North West: Trawden, Lancashire – knit crowdfunders who love a whiproound
Trawden is home to a close-knit community of crowdfunders whose answer to most problems is to have a whip.
In 2021, the village’s last pub was about to close its doors for the last time, when locals raised a spectacular 5 520,000 through the issuance of shares – putting the bouquet under collective ownership.
Trawden (pictured) has a close-knit community that is not afraid to put their money where it’s – having rallied to collectively own a pub, community center and library in recent years.
Similar public acquisitions of troubled assets have occurred in the past – the community center in 2014 and the library in 2018.
Jokingly referred to as the “Trawden Democracy” by the Times, the village has benefited from the common property model, with pristine and well-used public spaces that regularly host quizzes, Pilares classes, mother and baby groups and more.
Trawden in Bloom volunteers prune trees and shrubs, keeping vegetation visible throughout the spring and summer wild.
The large countryside introduces a rugged, rural lifestyle to the community – characterized by the scarecrow trail and the annual farm fair.
Scotland: Isle of Bute, Argyll – ferry disembarkes visitors on the palm-lined promenade
Just 90 minutes from downtown Glasgow, the island is comparably convertible – giving it a foothold on Scotland’s Islay and Skye Islands.
Bute is only the fifth most populous of the Scottish islands, allowing city dwellers to escape the hustle and bustle of places like Edinburgh or Glasgow.
The Isle of Bute (pictured) is Scotland’s fifth most populous island, although in Victorian times the main town of Rothesay was a very frequent recreation resort.
A ferry disembarkes visitors on the palm-lined promenade and lets them climb the steep West Island Way to Rothesay, the island’s main town.
In Victorian times, Rothesay was a well-known leisure resort and the splendor of that era still shines dimly on the main road.
South East: Sevenoaks, Kent – green, high schools and 22 minutes from London Bridge
Sevenoaks has been a solid support for the Sunday Times’s list of the best places to live in the UK in previous editions – thanks in large part to the area’s high quality schools, greenery and easy access to London Bridge (which lasts only…
