Sunday Times names ‘enchanting’ North Wales town among UK’s best places to live

An historic town in North Wales is among the top 72 best places to live in the UK, according to a 2024 list drawn up by The Sunday Times. The walled town of Conwy was in a seven-strong shortlist of Welsh towns and villages rated “fantastic” places to live.

Judges assessed factors such as schools, transport, culture, access to green spaces and the health of the high street. Broadband speeds were also considered, along with the affordability of houses.




Conwy often features on these kind of lists and its inclusion in this one comes as no great surprise given its picturesque setting. But what sets the town apart is its thriving artisan food scene, quirky festivals and its (mostly) excellent transport links. House prices have dipped in the last year too, adding to its allure for potential buyers.

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It wasn’t named the best in Wales – that accolade went to the market town of Abergavenny on the edge of the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park in Monmouthshire. Others included Cardigan in Ceredigion, Mumbles in Swansea, Narberth in Pembrokeshire and the village of Presteigne, Powys. Also getting a look-in was the entire county of the Vale of Glamorgan. Ruthin in Denbighshire, last year’s Welsh winner, didn’t get a mention this time.

The UK title went to the Scottish winner, the seaside resort of North Berwick, East Lothian. Located 20 miles from Edinburgh, since the 19th century it’s been a fashionable holiday resort thanks to its two sandy bays and golf courses.

But the Sunday Times judges clearly had a soft spot for Conwy, which was also shortlisted in 2022. They wrote: “Every kind of natural adventure is within easy reach of the brooding towers and tumbledown castle walls that cast an enchanting spell over this coastal hotspot.

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