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BEST LOCATIONS
FOR WELLNESS

DISCOVER THE BEST LOCATIONS IN THE UK FOR WELLNESS WITH OUR NEW RESEARCH

It can be tricky finding the right place to live especially when there are so many factors to consider. To celebrate the launch of our Calm Living collection, the team at Hillarys looked at a number of factors including distance from the sea, hours of sunlight, number of spas and access to healthcare across 45 locations in the UK to discover the best locations for wellness.

Each factor in every location was rated in order and assigned a wellness score from 1-45, 1 being the best and 45 the worst. The locations with the fewest points in total are better for wellness whereas those with the most points are the worst.

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TOP 5 LOCATIONS FOR WELLNESS

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ABERDEEN
Wellness score: 46
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2
brighton
Wellness score: 52
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3
CARDIFF
Wellness score: 64
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4
LIVERPOOL
Wellness score: 64
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5
PLYMOUTH
Wellness score: 65
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The best location for wellness is Aberdeen, which has 26 spas and wellness centres, 40 parks and receives on average 77.9 hours of sunlight a month. There are approximately 6 GPs surgeries per sq km in Aberdeen which gives the city an overall wellness score of 46. Aberdeen was followed by Brighton, Cardiff, Liverpool and Plymouth, all of which have a wellness score under 70.

On the other hand, Bolton is the worst location for wellness being 22.8 miles away from the sea, having just 8 spas and wellness centres, 11 parks and receiving only 64.7 hours of sunlight a month. A full table of the results can be found below:

Location
Distance to sea (miles)
Number of spas & wellness centres
Number of parks & nature attractions
Hours of sunlight (monthly average)
Access to healthcare (number of GP surgeries per sq km)
Wellness score
Aberdeen
1.6
26
40
77.9
6
46
Brighton
0.2
52
17
82
2.4
52
Cardiff
1
43
40
67.5
2.7
64
Liverpool
0.4
41
46
72.2
1.1
64
Plymouth
0.4
17
44
71.4
1.9
65
Portsmouth
0.2
22
20
77.5
1.7
70
Swansea
0.3
7
38
71.3
8.4
74
Leeds
35.7
55
45
66.7
4.1
75
London
19.7
858
279
69.2
1.3
76
York
22.2
25
35
69.9
5.6
77
Edinburgh
2.5
109
38
62.2
3.8
77
Southend-on-Sea
0.4
18
28
76.6
1.4
79
Peterborough
25.2
15
30
71.6
8.8
82
Poole
0.2
10
18
72
3.4
84
Bournemouth
0.7
37
14
72
1.6
87
Newcastle upon Tyne
10.2
41
26
71.1
1.5
88
Sheffield
37.1
28
53
65.2
3.4
89
Southampton
0.1
23
30
69.8
1
91
Glasgow
11.4
64
45
58
1.5
96
Norwich
19
25
43
76.5
0.6
96
Blackpool
0.1
11
12
74.4
1.7
97
Bristol
6.9
23
37
66
1.3
110
Belfast
0.6
30
27
61.4
1.3
114
Sunderland
1.1
5
12
71.1
3
123
Manchester
23.1
57
25
61.1
1.3
126
Kingston upon Hull
1.3
7
13
73.9
1.4
127
Birmingham
68.2
36
53
64.6
1.2
128
Ipswich
1
2
22
78.1
0.7
128
Northampton
61.1
12
24
66.9
2.1
134
Cambridge
41.1
11
25
71.6
1
138
Middlesbrough
3.1
3
11
70.5
1.8
139
Oxford
56.6
13
26
66.3
1.5
142
Nottingham
53.6
19
27
67.5
0.7
142
Milton Keynes
64.8
11
14
67.6
3.1
143
Gloucester
23.8
9
13
65.3
1.8
148
Stoke-on-Trent
30.5
7
18
63.6
1.7
157
Reading
42
15
17
67.2
0.9
158
Leicester
58.8
16
17
66.8
1.1
160
Derby
61.7
4
20
65.5
1.6
165
Luton
44.9
9
6
68.6
1.2
171
Coventry
72.7
8
16
65.5
1.5
175
Swindon
46.3
9
11
65.1
1.3
178
Bradford
44.2
17
16
60.2
0.7
178
Wolverhampton
56.2
13
11
64
1.1
180
Bolton
22.8
8
11
64.7
0.9
182