A Victorian riverfront home in Linlithgow and a Grade II-listed Regency house in Surrey are among the top properties in The Sunday Times' "Best Places to Live 2026"
The White House, Little Stainton, Skipton, North Yorkshire is one of two properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A Grade II-listed home with expansive views of the open countryside. It is located close to Skipton, which ranks third among the top places to live in 2026 according to The Sunday Times. The fireplaces are open and the ceilings are beamed. Two bathrooms, two reception rooms, a study, a garden, and five bedrooms.
Cost: Savills 01904-617821, 475,000.
The White House, Little Stainton, Skipton, North Yorkshire is one of the properties in the Sunday Times' 2026 Best Places to Live.
With expansive views of the open countryside, this house is listed as Grade II. It is located close to Skipton, which ranks third among the top places to live in 2026 according to The Sunday Times. Beamed ceilings and open fireplaces are features. There are five bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception areas, a study, and a garden.
475,000 Savills 01904-617821 is the price.
Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 is one of two properties in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
Ninth on The Sunday Times list, this Regency home in the heart of Richmond has a Grade II listing. It features antique fireplaces, a conservatory with a vaulted glass ceiling, and a kitchen that opens into the dining room. Two reception rooms, three bathrooms, five bedrooms, and a garden.
2.75m Savills 020-8614 9100 is the price.
Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 is the location of properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
Located in the heart of Richmond, this Regency home is ranked ninth on The Sunday Times' Grade II list. The kitchen opens into the dining room and a conservatory with a vaulted glass ceiling, and it features antique fireplaces. Three bathrooms, two reception areas, five bedrooms, and a garden.
Cost: Savills 020-8614 9100 2.75m.
Dauntsey Fields Farm, Daunts, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire is one of four properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A traditional farmhouse constructed in 2004 in a village near Malmesbury on the banks of the River Avon, which The Sunday Times ranks as the second-best place to live in 2026. It features an open fireplace, vaulted ceilings, beamed ceilings, and a kitchen with French doors that open to the garden and an aga. Two reception rooms, an office, a summerhouse, two acres, five bedrooms, and four bathrooms.
Savills 01285-627557, 1.65m.
Dauntsey Fields Farm, Daunts, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire is one of the properties in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A traditional-style farmhouse constructed in 2004 in a village near Malmesbury on the banks of the River Avon, which The Sunday Times lists as the second-best place to live in 2026. It features an open fireplace, vaulted ceilings, beamed ceilings, and a kitchen with an aga and French doors that open into the garden. Two reception rooms, an office, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a summerhouse, and two acres.
Cost: Savills 01285-627557 1.65m.
Dauntsey Fields Farm, Daunts, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, is one of the properties in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A traditional-style farmhouse constructed in 2004 in a village near Malmesbury on the banks of the River Avon, which The Sunday Times lists as the second-best place to live in 2026. It features an open fireplace, vaulted ceilings, beamed ceilings, an aga in the kitchen, and French doors that open into the garden. Five bedrooms, four bathrooms, two reception areas, a summerhouse, an office, and two acres.
1.65m Savills 01285-627557 is the price.
Dauntsey Fields Farm, Daunts, near Malmesbury, Wiltshire, is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A traditional-style farmhouse constructed in 2004 in a village near Malmesbury on the banks of the River Avon, which The Sunday Times ranks as the second-best place to live in 2026. It features an open fireplace, vaulted ceilings, beamed ceilings, an aga in the kitchen, and French doors that open to the garden. Two reception rooms, an office, five bedrooms, four bathrooms, a summerhouse, and two acres.
Cost: Savills 01285-627557 1.65m.
Glenavon House, Linlithgow, West Lothian is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times' 2026 Best Places to Live.
Situated on the banks of the River Avon in Linlithgow, this Grade B-listed Victorian home ranks seventh on The Sunday Times list. It still has open fireplaces and an entrance floor with engraved ceramic tiles. Seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, three reception areas, a conservatory, a study, two kitchens, a double garage and workshop, gardens, and two and a third acres.
Cost: Strutt & Parker 0131-226 2500 + 1.465m.
Park House, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, West Sussex is one of three properties listed in The Sunday Times' 2026 Best Places to Live.
The Sunday Times ranks this Grade II-listed, 1830s home in Lindfield village as the fourth best place to live in 2026. It features a drawing room with French doors that open to the garden, box bay windows, an exquisite staircase, and period fireplaces. There are four bedrooms, a bathroom, two reception areas, a kitchen for breakfast, a utility, cellars, a double garden, a garden store, parking, and gardens.
Jackson-Stops 01444-484400, 875,000.
Park House, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, West Sussex is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live 2026.
The Sunday Times ranks this Grade II-listed, 1830s home in Lindfield village as the fourth best place to live in 2026. It features a drawing room with French doors that open to the garden, box bay windows, an elegant staircase, and period fireplaces. There are four bedrooms, two reception areas, a kitchen for breakfast, a utility, cellars, a double garden, a garden store, parking, and gardens.
Jackson-Stops 01444-484400, 875,000.
Park House, Ardingly Road, Lindfield, West Sussex is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
The Sunday Times ranks this Grade II-listed, 1830s home in the village of Lindfield as the fourth best place to live in 2026. It features a drawing room with French doors that open to the garden, box bay windows, an elegant staircase, and period fireplaces. There are four bedrooms, two reception areas, a kitchen for breakfast, a utility, cellars, a double garden, a garden store, parking, and gardens.
875,000 Jackson-Stops 01444-484400 is the price.
Priory Street, Usk, Monmouthshire is one of two properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
Sixth on The Sunday Times list is a restored sixteenth-century home with a Georgian faade in the market town of Usk, which is listed as a Grade II. The floors are oak and the fireplaces are open. There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a study, a kitchen, a gym, an outbuilding, and a garden.
950,000 Fine & Country 01600-775930 is the price.
Priory Street, Usk, Monmouthshire properties are listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
In the market town of Usk, a refurbished sixteenth-century home with a Georgian faade is ranked sixth on The Sunday Times' Grade II list. It has oak floors and open fireplaces. There are five bedrooms, three bathrooms, two reception areas, a kitchen, a gym, a study, an outbuilding, and a garden.
Fine & Country 01600-775930; price: 950,000.
Graham Road, Great Malvern, Worcestershire is one of two properties in the Sunday Times' 2026 Best Places to Live.
The Sunday Times lists this Georgian home in The Malverns as the fifth-best place to live, and it has a Grade II listing. The home features a dining kitchen with custom cabinets, a contemporary wood-burning stove, and cutting-edge appliances, as well as open fireplaces. Seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, two reception areas, a sun room, a movie theater, a gym, a wine cellar, a laundry room, a garage, parking, and front and back gardens.
Cost: Morgan Aps 01905-384848, 1.5m.
Graham Road, Great Malvern, Worcestershire Graham Road, Great Malvern, Worcestershire properties in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
The Sunday Times lists this Georgian home in The Malverns as the fifth-best place to live, and it has a Grade II listing. The home features an open fireplace, a dining kitchen with custom cabinets, a contemporary wood-burning stove, and cutting-edge appliances. There are seven bedrooms, four bathrooms, a sun room, a movie room, a gym, a wine cellar, a laundry room, a garage, parking, and front and back gardens.
1.5m Morgan Aps 01905-384848 is the price.
Blofield House & Cottage, Blofield, Norwich Blofield House & Cottage, Blofield, Norwich is one of three properties in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A Georgian home and cottage on a small Blofield country estate. Norwich, which is ranked as the best place to live by The Sunday Times, is only a few miles east of the village. The home features a sweeping staircase with a roof lantern and marble fireplaces. Eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, four reception rooms, a study, a kitchen, a breakfast room, a three-bedroom cottage, a summerhouse, a tennis court, a greenhouse and polytunnel, a kitchen garden, paddocks, parkland, and 18.33 acres.
Cost: Jackson-Stops 01603-612333, 2.95m+.
Blofield House & Cottage, Blofield, Norwich Blofield House & Cottage, Blofield, Norwich is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Live 2026.
A Georgian home and cottage on a small Blofield country estate. The village is only a few miles to the east of Norwich, which is ranked as the best place to live by The Sunday Times. Marble fireplaces and a sweeping staircase with a roof lantern are features of the home. Eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, four reception rooms, a study, a kitchen, a breakfast room, a three-bedroom cottage, a summerhouse, a tennis court, a greenhouse and polytunnel, a kitchen garden, paddocks, parkland, and 18.33 acres.
Cost: Jackson-Stops 01603-612333, 2.95m+.
Dauntsey Fields Farm, Daunts, close to Malmesbury, Wiltshire Blofield House & Cottage, Blofield, Norwich, is one of the properties listed in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2026.
A Georgian home and cottage on a tiny Blofield country estate. The village is only a few miles to the east of Norwich, the top city on The Sunday Times' list of the greatest places to live. Marble fireplaces and a sweeping staircase with a roof lantern are features of the home. Eight bedrooms, five bathrooms, four reception areas, a study, a kitchen, a breakfast room, a three-bedroom cottage, a summerhouse, a tennis court, a greenhouse and polytunnel, a kitchen garden, paddocks, parkland, and 18.33 acres.
Cost: Jackson-Stops 01603-612333, 2.95m+.
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