Top in NW for quality of life

Cheshire East borough once again heads the list of the best places to live in the North West in the Halifax Quality of Life survey.

The survey, now in its ninth year, is an indicator of life expectancy, family income, employment rate, exam performance, even sunshine and rainfall.

The borough is ranked 100th out of the top 250 boroughs across the country, moving up from 105th last year.

And it heads the table of the ten North West local authorities which have made it into the final list.
The others are:

• Ribble Valley (121)
• Cheshire West and Chester (135)
• Trafford (140)
• Fylde (155)
• Eden (170)
• South Lakeland (188)
• Warrington (203)
• Stockport (234)
• West Lancashire (238)

Average weekly earnings are highest in Cheshire East at £808 – well above the national average of £629 – and the borough is in third place behind Trafford and Stockport for Broadband connection and in third place for good health.

But when other factors are taken into consideration including life expectancy, personal satisfaction and employment levels, Cheshire East comes out top in the North West.

The research puts Cheshire East in third place in the region for its GCSE results and in fourth place for its 16+ qualifications.

The Borough also compared well nationally with male life expectancy at 80.4 years, just 2.7 years behind Hart in Hampshire, which leads the survey's findings.

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