Hertfordshire's St Albans among UK's relocation capitals

St Albans Cathedral. <i>(Image: Alan Davies)</i>
St Albans Cathedral. (Image: Alan Davies)
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New research has found that a Hertfordshire city 20 minutes from Watford is among the UK's relocation capitals.

Home insurance experts esure analysed search results to find out the destinations that people are most keen on moving to.

St Albans ranked tenth, the only Hertfordshire location on the list.

St Albans Cathedral. (Image: Alan Davies)

According to the research, the cathedral city has 2,306 people per month looking for information on how to move to St Albans.

The full top 10 is as follows:

  1. Leeds
  2. Bradford
  3. Perth
  4. Chichester
  5. Inverness
  6. Dunfermline
  7. Lichfield
  8. Cambridge
  9. Manchester
  10. St Albans

It comes after a separate Purplebricks study found that St Albans is also among the nation's happiest places to live.

Explaining its inclusion, the study says: "St Albans continues to top the southern rankings. With outstanding schools, a thriving historic high street and trains to London in under 20 minutes, it combines lifestyle with practicality."

The city stands out because of its "historic charm" and "fast London trains".

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