Survey puts Kirklees among best places in UK to retire
October 18, 2023

With an area including villages in the Peak District National Park, green spaces counted in the Kirklees best place to retire scoreCastle Hill, HuddersfieldCleckheaton, West Yorkshire's most central town, is in the Kirklees districtAnalysis by consumer champion Which? has placed the  Kirklees metropolitan district among twelve best places in the UK and the best place in Yorkshire to retire.

Which? surveyed over 1,000 of its members in May and Kirklees in West Yorkshire was picked as the best place to retire across the Yorkshire region.

The most important factors used to determine the best places to retire included, healthcare access, green space and the proximity of local leisure activities. Low levels of violent crime, lower than average house prices and good general health, happiness and wellbeing also played a part.

Kirklees metropolitan district covers 158 square miles and has around 10 towns, of which Huddersfield and Dewsbury are the largest. It also has well over 100 villages and includes part of the Peak District National Park. Its green spaces tend to conceal that it is also the seventh most populated metropolitan district in England.

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