Quality of Life

Diversity - a wealth of leisure activities and lifestyles to enjoy in a county that combines rich heritage with modern day living.
Accessibility - superb communications make daily commutes enjoyable and open your personal time up to a variety of options for day trips, weekend breaks and holidaying both in the UK and worldwide.
Excellent education – achievement at key stages 2 and 3, GCSE and post-16 achievement (GCE/VCE) all surpass the national average.¹
A healthy life – 100% of patients in North Yorkshire have access to a GP within 2 working days and the average life expectancy for both males and females is above the regional and national averages.²
A safe life – North Yorkshire is one of the safest counties in the UK experiencing 32% less offences per 1,000 people in comparison to the national average.³
A good investment – the average house price in North Yorkshire is 44% less than the London average.⁴
York was also recently listed by the Sunday Times as the 2nd most recession proof location to buy property in the UK.

York was named European Tourism City of the Year 2007 at the European Cities Tourism Awards and was also crowned ‘Best UK City’ for two years running at the Telegraph Travel Awards 2007 and 2008.
Scarborough was named the most Enterprising Place in Europe 2009.
North Yorkshire was voted the 2006 Garden of England. There are over 1200 square miles of National Park in North Yorkshire and over 45 miles of coastline.
York was ranked in the Lonely Planets top 200 places in the world to live.
York and North Yorkshire is home to a wide variety of attractions including the National Railway Museum, Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire Moors, York Minster, Yorkshire Dales, Castle Howard, Jorvik Viking Centre and Flamingo Land.

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