We all know Hitchin is a great place - but where does our town rank in the UK's nicest places to live?

Property consultant Garrington has produced a list ranking 1,372 cities, towns and villages in the country based on how nice they could be to live in following the coronavirus pandemic.

Each area has been judged based on factors including their natural beauty, quality of life and architectural beauty.

Natural beauty: Each location was scored for its proximity to open water, national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty.

Architectural beauty: Marks were awarded for the number of listed and period homes, as well as modern ultra-energy-efficient homes.

Quality of life: Each area was ranked for its air quality, crime figures and how many farm shops there are within a three-mile radius.

Hitchin came in top half of the league table, at 437th out of 1372 towns in the UK, scoring even higher in the architectural rank, 303/1372.

The report said the nicest place to live in the whole of the UK was Bath, with the rest of the top five being made up by Tenby, Bradford on Avon, Ilfracombe and Canterbury.

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