The Telegraph analyzed 100 commuter towns to identify the best one for living outside of London. By evaluating criteria including house prices, schools, green spaces, entertainment options, travel times, and season ticket prices, they crowned Roydon in Essex as the top choice. With a train ride of just 37 minutes to Liverpool Street and proximity to Epping, Roydon offers an appealing lifestyle with average property prices around £510,000 and significant community engagement through activities and events.
'The overriding sense [in Roydon] is of community regardless of age or background,' highlighting stuff like its monthly market, weekly walking group, men's curry evenings, golf society and 'thriving culture'.
The paper delved into six key criteria to determine the number one area. The all-important things it factored into its ranking were house prices, schools, green space, entertainment, travel times and season ticket prices.
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