Ranmoor in Sheffield has been named as in the top ten best places to live

The Howardian Hills is top of the list of 10 locations in the region - and 101 across the UK - chosen by The Sunday Times to represent the best of Britain in the annual Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide.

The expert judges assessed a wide range of factors, from schools, transport and broadband speed to culture, green spaces and the health of the high street to produce the definitive guide to the UK's finest locations to call home.

They travelled thousands of miles around the UK, visiting the locations and talking to locals.

They looked for improving towns, villages or city centres, for attractive, well designed homes, and locations bursting with community spirit.

The affluent surburb of Ranmoor in the Fulwood ward of Sheffield was selected as one of those best places to live, alongside the likes of Saltaire in West Yorkshire, Ripon in North Yorkshire and Roundhay in Leeds.

Ranmoor was mostly developed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and it features a number of large houses that were built for the city's steel magnates, as well as, most notably, a large church, St John's.

Daniel Hegarty, Founder and CEO at Habito, the online mortgage broker said: “There are many factors that contribute to where people choose to live in the north and north east. Whether that’s buying to be near the green spaces of North Yorkshire, or wanting to become part of a thriving community in places like Ranmoor in Sheffield, or to be a bit closer to friends and family across the region.

“This year's deserving winner - Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire - demonstrates that the UK's best places to live deliver much more than great real estate; they give people a sense of belonging and somewhere people can live their life to the full.”

For more on air quality, broadband, transport links, and good schools visit sundaytimes.co.uk/bestplacestolive.