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Best places to live in the South West revealed including ‘Bristol’s seaside neighbour’

A town described as “Bristol’s seaside neighbour” has been named one of the best places to live in the South West. While Bristol itself was snubbed in the Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide, judges were impressed enough by Clevedon to include it among the eight locations they recommend in the region to move to.

The seaside town is becoming something of a property hotspot – it was also named last year as England’s second-best place to live by the sea, having “come into its own in the past five years”. At the time, one estate agent said Clevedon was once a “last resort for buyers priced out of Bristol”, but that it is now a destination in its own right.




In the prestigious guide released today (Friday, March 15), the Sunday Times made a dig at Bristol as it heaped praise on its neighbour just 40 minutes away, Somerset Live reports. The guide states: “Bristol’s seaside neighbour is attracting growing numbers of refugees from the city’s gruelling transport network and pitiless property market.

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“It may not have the same grit or urban edge but it does have tree-lined avenues of smart Victorian villas, an elegant pier and, in Clevedon Marine Lake, a seawater infinity pool with a claim to being the largest in the world – an unbeatable asset for outdoor swimmers.”

Clevedon has previously been hailed by property expert and presenter Kirstie Allsopp as ‘beautiful’ alternative to Bristol to live in. During an episode of Location, Location, Location, she admitted to “taking a gamble” in showing Bristol house-hunters a property in Clevedon despite their search being centred in the city, but they loved it.

Though it might have previously been considered a more affordable place than Bristol, the latest data from Rightmove suggests the gap is closing. The average price of properties sold in Clevedon in the last 12 months is listed at £382,511, while the figure for Bristol is £386,094. However, the price of terraced properties was significantly different – £311,803 in Clevedon compared to £381,136 in Bristol.