Beverley in Sunday Times' top ten places to live in the north
BEVERLEY has been named one of the north's most desirable places to live.
The market town joins the likes of York, Harrogate and Richmond in The Sunday Times list of the ten most desirable locations in Yorkshire and the North East.
The news came as no surprise to Beverley Mayor Councillor Margaret Pinder.
"We know it's a great place to live," she said.
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"I think it reflects the many qualities of the town. It's a very attractive community in many ways.
"We're fortunate that we have a vibrant commercial centre and we're also fortunate that we have very good schools in the town, both primary and secondary.
"We have the best of many worlds.
"One of the things that sets Beverley apart is its distinctive community. The town has a clear identity in people's lives.
"Its geography is very specific. For instance, there's the town centre and there's the Westwood."
The list will run across two weekends this Sunday and on Sunday, March 24, in The Sunday Times Home supplement.
It takes into account transport links, quality of schools, natural beauty, crime rate, property prices, cultural life and unemployment figures.
Each area is also assessed on its own individual assets, whether it has a local festival, fascinating architecture or proximity to an airport.
Cllr Pinder pointed to Beverley's history and sense of permanence as another reason people say they have a good quality of life.
She said: "Being able to walk around the town is one of the joys of Beverley.
"It's not become a suburb of Hull. There is not the feeling that Beverley exists to serve other centres. It very much has its own identity."
The town is no stranger to awards.
It has previously been named the Best Value-For- Money Town in the Country after a survey by the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Mike Quick, partner at Quick and Clarke estate agents, said: "Beverley does stick out as it is a very attractive Georgian market town with lots of facilities.
"There is interest in buying houses in Beverley and the prices are quite reasonable to similar areas.
"It is like a mini York. You also have the Dales and the coast reasonably close."
The Best Places to Live is edited by Sunday Times associate editor Eleanor Mills.
As author of the Beyond The Brochure property column, she has visited every corner of the country to assess the pros and cons of relocating.
"Scampering around Britain for my column I find there are particular bits of our crowded island that always retain a particular attraction for people," she said.
"We have built on this basic information to create a definitive guide which will prove invaluable for anyone starting a family, retiring, or simply considering a move."
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by AdPotentia
Friday, March 15 2013, 6:47PM
“Oh no the place is insufferable as it is with its inverted snobbery.
They are going to have to lift the height of the lamposts again - so the snooty people of Beverlaay can get under them with noses even higher in the air.”
by AdPotentia
Friday, March 15 2013, 10:45AM
“Oh no the place is insufferable as it is with its inverted snobbery.
They are going to have to lift the height of the lamposts again - so the snooty people of Beverlaay can get under them with noses even higher in the air.”
by ketchican
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:36PM
“alma coagen sang it right the railroad run,s through the middle of the OH blimey it,s the minster doe,s the council know about it, wonder if it stop,s at there for a quick prayer !!!!!!!!”
by ButterOllocks
Thursday, March 14 2013, 8:25PM
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by thehullman
Thursday, March 14 2013, 4:54PM
“Beverley mmm that's good, I've always loved North Bransholme”
by Blakey_
Thursday, March 14 2013, 4:13PM
“"Like a small York."
Must have been on the gin.”
by Sympathiser42
Thursday, March 14 2013, 2:47PM
“jezhull
resorting to insults isn't necessary”
by jezhull
Thursday, March 14 2013, 2:23PM
“Beverley is now full of jumped up wannabes, all full of their own importance.”
by jezhull
Thursday, March 14 2013, 11:16AM
“No doubt NeilTheasby is one of the halfwitted morons afflicted by the NIMBY culture, wanting to pick and choose not only where houses are built, but what sort of houses they should be.
The place is full of typical run of the mill estate type, low cost private houses, so what difference will a few more hundred make?
Make no mistake about it, if the big building companies think they can sell the houses, they will get planning permission and they'll build them, and NeilTheasby and small minded people of his ilk will be powerless to stop them.”
by TheMarketX
Thursday, March 14 2013, 9:59AM
“Well, I live in Beverley and I love the architecture, the history and some of the local businesses. What I don't like is the apathy, the attitude and the closed shop 'old boy' network that close ranks if you dare to try something different. I'd move in a heartbeat if I could afford to.”