Where’s the best place to bring up a family? It’s Bingham
Shows my great judgement. I have just become chair of the RCC in the County of my birth at the same time as one of its rural service centres is voted the best place for a family in England! Interesting this article – reinforcing all we know about counter-urbanisation is full of rural good places for families to live. It tells us:
The market town of Bingham, Nottinghamshire (population: 9,000) has been named as the best town in England and Wales in which to bring up a family.
Bingham topped a study by Family Investments which examined factors including quality of schools, childcare provision, affordability, and crime levels.
Locations in the Midlands and the North of England have become more prominent as a result of more affordable housing in relation to southern counties, according to Family Investments which commissioned the survey.
The areas making up the remainder of the top 10 are Crowthorne, Berkshire; Winscombe, Somerset; Colyton, Devon; Oakham, Rutland; Wokingham, Berkshire; Poynton, Cheshire; Swanland, Yorkshire; Faringdon, Oxfordshire and Dunnington, Yorkshire.