The happiest places to live in Yorkshire named – where Sheffield ranks
This is where Sheffield ranks
Sheffield has been named the sixth happiest place to live in Yorkshire, according to a new survey asking thousands of people how they feel about their local area.
The city ranked 85th nationally out of 221 locations in Rightmove’s 2026 Happy at Home Index.
Four South Yorkshire locations featured in the regional rankings, with Barnsley coming 10th, Doncaster 13th and Rotherham 15th.
A Rightmove spokesperson said: “Feeling happy at home isn’t just about the property. It’s also about the wider area, the community, and how close you are to the things which matter most.
“We can reveal that Richmond upon Thames, in Greater London has been crowned the happiest place to live in 2026 by those that live there.
“Harrogate in Yorkshire and the Humber is second, and Cirencester in the South West is third.”
Harrogate was named Yorkshire and the Humber’s happiest place to live, coming second in the national rankings.
Skipton took second place regionally and seventh nationally, while York came third in Yorkshire and 32nd across the country.
At the top of the national rankings was Richmond upon Thames in Greater London, which was crowned the happiest place to live in the UK.
Cirencester in Gloucestershire came third.
The full Yorkshire and the Humber national rankings
- Harrogate – 2nd
- Skipton – 7th
- York – 32nd
- Hull – 68th
- Halifax – 76th
- Sheffield – 85th
- Huddersfield – 96th
- Whitby – 120th
- Leeds – 124th
- Barnsley – 141st
- Wakefield – 174th
- Grimsby – 176th
- Doncaster – 186th
- Bradford – 199th
- Rotherham – 211th