A LEAGUE table of the best places to live in the UK reveals how Rochford is the best place to live in south Essex.

The town ranked 973rd out of almost 1,400 cities, towns and villages across England and Wales.

While this compares to Southend's rank of 1,214th, and Basildon's rank of 1197th.

Canvey almost comes rock bottom of the list.

Property experts Garrington has ranked 1,372 places to create the definitive league table of post-Covid property hotspots.

Here's a full list of how our towns fared:

Southend

  • Overall rank: 1,214 / 1,372
  • Natural beauty rank: 891 / 1,372
  • Quality of life rank: 1,220 / 1,372
  • Architectural beauty rank: 1,111 / 1,372
  • Average family home cost: £350k-£650k
  • Rank in price band: 545 / 605

Basildon

  • Overall rank: 1,197 / 1,372
  • Natural beauty rank: 1,165 / 1,372
  • Quality of life rank: 194 / 1,372
  • Architectural beauty rank: 1,280 / 1,372
  • Average family home cost: £350k-£650k
  • Rank in price band: 537 / 605

Rochford

  • Overall rank: 973 / 1,372
  • Natural beauty rank: 1,073 / 1,372
  • Quality of life rank: 878 / 1,372
  • Architectural beauty rank: 725 / 1,372
  • Average family home cost: £350k-£650k
  • Rank in price band: 450 / 605

Canvey

  • Overall rank: 1,330 / 1,372
  • Natural beauty rank: 590 / 1,372
  • Quality of life rank: 1,233 / 1,372
  • Architectural beauty rank: 1,360 / 1,372
  • Average family home cost: £350k-£650k
  • Rank in price band: 587 / 605

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