Lifestyle website Muddy Stilettos has revealed the best places to live in the UK and some of the locations may or may not come as a surprise to readers.
Muddy Stilettos has put together a list of 300 hundred locations from across the country, with their 2025 edition featuring 30 new areas.
Here is a short list of places from our area to have made the Best Places to Live: 2025.
Salisbury
In justifying Salisbury’s inclusion, the lifestyle website notes it is “full of medieval splendour, windy streets, gothic architecture and a large market square that plays host to festivals and markets.”
The city’s independent shops and restaurants, as well as the racecourse, help to justify it too, alongside the proximity to Stonehenge.
The only set-back for anyone wanting to get in on the Salisbury-action is the cost of buying a property, with an overall average price of £336,132.
According to the list, which was created in association with Knight Frank, detached homes sell for an average price of £498,801, while terraced properties sell for an average of £285,649.
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Tisbury
Dubbed a “hot ticket” in its neck of Wiltshire, Tisbury makes the list thanks to its “thriving high street, lively festivals and world class art scene.”
When it comes to the village’s heritage, Muddy Stilettos points to Old Wardour Castle and the 4,000-year-old yew tree in the churchyard at St John’s.
Readers wanting a slice of Tisbury might not want to read any further, unless they have deep pockets, because properties have an average price of £425,630.
Muddy Stilettos report detached houses sell for an average price of £532,500, while semi-detached sell for an average of £471,000, and terraced homes for £314,100.
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Cranborne
Justifying its selection of Cranborne, Muddy Stilettos points to the village’s location nestled in the Cranborne Chase, red-brick houses and nearby 5,000-acre Cranborne Estate.
The village’s local produce, pubs, village schools and nearby senior schools all deserved a shout-out by the lifestyle sites.
Moreover, in its Best Kept Secret, Rupert Brooke wrote a poem about the ‘Fleur-de-Lys Inn.’
For those looking to move to the area, houses sold for an average of £447,000 in the past year. Detached properties sold for an average of £527,500 and semis for £286,000.
Ringwood
Muddy Stilettos says Ringwood “has a buzzy vibe with everything from quaint and modern shops to restaurants, pubs and cafes – and it’s surrounded by beautiful forest and countryside.”
Ringwood, sat on the picturesque River Avon, was founded well over a thousand years ago by the Anglo-Saxons on a strategic position on the western edge of the New Forest.
In addition to its food and drink and beauty, the lifestyle website hails its proximity to Bournemouth Airport, which is only 10 miles from the town.
Looking to own a piece of Ringwood? Properties go for an average £531,583. The website, in association with Knight Frank, says the majority were detached properties, selling for £679,567.
It continues to assert semi-detached homes sold for £426,381, with terraced houses fetching £324,631.
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