THE happiest place to live in Somerset has been unveiled after a new poll.

And the survey – of some 5,000 people – has revealed Bath is Somerset’s happiest place.

The historic city was the highest-rated county location in the top 75 happiest places following the poll, by online furniture Furniturebox.

Top of the national list was Norwich, followed by Skipton in Yorkshire, and Malvern in Worcestershire.

The top five was completed by Nantwich in Cheshire in fourth and Banbury in Oxfordshire, fifth.

For Somerset, seaside resort Minehead was second, followed by Bruton in third, Frome in fourth, and Wells in fifth.

Locations were ranked according to the beauty of the surroundings and green spaces, provision of good state schools and affordable housing, as well as access to quality pubs, restaurants, independent shops and cultural attractions.

A Furniturebox spokesperson said: “Bath is the happiest place to live in Somerset.

“All 75 places on the list would have been worthy winners and show why the UK is such a wonderful place to live, loved by visitors from all over the world.

“Most of the locations in the top 75 are not the most affluent in their localities and have access to some affordable housing including Bath which is very popular with families.

“The survey shows that the happiest places are not defined by wealth but by the quality of life within them.”

Minehead finished in second place in the poll for Somerset. Picture: Google

The full list of the 75 happiest places to live in the UK:

1st – Norwich – Norfolk
2nd – Skipton – North Yorkshire
3rd – Malvern – Worcestershire
4th – Nantwich – Cheshire
5th – Banbury – Oxfordshire
6th – Gerrards Cross – Buckinghamshire
7th – Lytham St Annes – Lancashire
8th – Stirling – Stirlingshire
9th – Cowbridge – Vale of Glamorgan
10th – Market Harborough – Leicestershire
11th – Portobello – Edinburgh
12th – Stone – Staffordshire
13th – Harborne – Birmingham
14th – Beverley – East Riding
15th – Carlisle – Cumbria
16th – Aberdovey – Pembrokeshire
17th – Monmouth – Monmouthshire
18th – Penzance – Cornwall
19th – Marlborough – Wiltshire
20th – Settle – North Yorkshire
21st – Much Wenlock – Shropshire
22nd – Altrincham – Cheshire
23rd – Arbroath – Angus
24th – Darligton – County Durham
25th – Bakewell – Derbyshire
26th – Hexham – Northumberland
27th – Grantham – Lincolnshire
28th – Abergavenny – Monmouthshire
29th – Gosforth – Tyne & Wear
30th – Farnham – Surrey
31st – Eton – London
32nd – Stonehaven – Aberdeenshire
33rd – Thornbury – South Gloucestershire
34th – Bishopston – Bristol
35th – Dunkeld – Perthshire
36th – Wrexham – Clwyd
37th – Caernarfon – Gwynedd
38th – Ryde – Isle of Wight
39th – Leighton Buzzard – Bedfordshire
40th – Lewes – East Sussex
41st – Ross-on-Wye – Herefordshire
42nd – Bishopthorpe – York
43rd – Southwold – Suffolk
44th – Faversham – Kent
45th – Charmister – Bournemouth
46th – Totnes – Devon
47th – Chesterfield – Derbyshire
48th – Aintree – Liverpool
49th – Towcester – Northamptonshire
51st – Preston Park – Brighton
52nd – Cambridge – Cambridgeshire
53rd – Cardigan – Ceredigion
54th – Bramcote – Nottingham
55th – Hillsborough – Sheffield
56th – Grangetown – Sunderland
57th – Denny – Stirlingshire
58th – Berwick – Ayrshire
59th – Stirling – Fife
60th – Bridport – Dorset
61st – Dumfries – Dumfries & Galloway
62nd – Dunfermline – Fife
63rd – St Andrews – Fife
64th – Shawlands – Glasgow
65th – Wotton-under-Edge – Gloucestershire
67th – Harpenden – Hertfordshire
68th – Haddington – East Lothian
69th – Longridge – Lancashire
70th – Horsforth – Leeds
71st – Southsea – Portsmouth
72nd – Hawick – Roxburghshire & Selkirkshire
74th – Wokingham – Berkshire
75th – Netley – Southampton
75th – Bawtry – South Yorkshire

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