In 2018 Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire topped a list of the Best Places to Live in the UK as part of the Paradise Found project from analytics company SAS.
The project analysed masses of publicly available information including: city studies, price indices, the weather, environmental pollution, reviews from sites such as TripAdvisor, the job market, geodata and reports from statistical services and agencies such as UNESCO and WTO.
Today Hebden Bridge is just as breath-taking as it’s ever been. After it was used as a location for the acclaimed final series of BBC crime drama Happy Valley, the spotlight is once again on this beautiful West Yorkshire town.
Hebden Bridge named the UK’s prettiest town for Christmas shopping
Hebden Bridge has previously featured in numerous The Times lists, and for good reason. With Hebden Bridge being such a picturesque market town with lots of independent shops, it comes as no surprise that it’s been named the prettiest town for Christmas shopping this year.
This year Hebden Bridge are holding a two-day Christmas market with over 50 stalls full of local produce and crafts from the 25th to the 26th of November this year.
Buying or renting in Hebden Bridge
Hebden Bridge is a National Trust beauty spot with some fantastic countryside walks. It’s a funky town, with arts festivals, a beautiful art deco cinema and an iconic music venue The Trades Club.
Hebden Bridge is known for its unique 'upstairs-downstairs' houses, also called 'under and over dwellings'. With steep hills and limited flat land, houses were built into the hillsides with 4 or 5 storeys. The bottom storeys are one home facing downhill, while the upper storeys are another facing uphill. This has led to a special legal arrangement called 'flying freehold' for such houses.
Whether you’re looking to buy property in Hebden Bridge or you’d rather rent, Reeds Rains has numerous properties to offer in this much sought-after West Yorkshire location.
What’s nearby?
A few miles further is the minster town of Halifax. With train links to Manchester and Leeds, it's a popular commuter town and properties to buy or rent are always popular.
And Yorkshire's county town York was named the best place to live in the UK back in 2018 by The Sunday Times, and was considered “one of the best places to live” in 2021.
If you’re curious about moving to Hebden Bridge and are considering selling your current property, get in touch with our local expert advisers to find out what your options are today.
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