The Craven district, in which Settle lies has been rated as the second (out of ten) best place for retirement in England! Seems that the thing that knocked Craven off the top spot was house prices. Scarborough (also in North Yorkshire) is more affordable so pipped us to it.
Here is a map of Craven, with Settle more or less bang in the middle:
Here's the report in our local paper The Craven Herald:
CRAVEN has come out as the second best place to retire in the UK, according to research carried out by Hunters Estate Agents.
The estate agent ranked some of the most popular retirement locations in England based on factors such as transport connections, air quality, crime levels, and average house prices to determine the best place for older people to live.
Its research revealed that the Craven area appealed to retirees due to its largely rural area full of spectacular beauty spots, such as Malham Cove and Bolton Abbey and the Yorkshire Dales National Park; as well as market towns Skipton and Settle.
In third place, after Craven was Wychavon in Worcestershire, which has seen a 31 per cent increase in the number of residents aged 65 years old and over over the last ten years.
The top 10 place to retire in the UK, according to Hunters research using data from UK House Price Index, data.police.uk.
1 Scarborough
2 Craven
3 Wychavon
4 Wyre Forest
5 Cotswold
6 Stratford-upon-Avon
7 Hambleton
8 Ryedale
9 Sedgemoor
10 South Somerset
This is a secret between you and me OK?
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