This Sussex spot has been named one of the friendliest places in the UK
Brighton and Hove has been named one of the friendliest cities in the UK.
It comes after a new study from Aviva, of which a survey of more than 6,000 people found the UK to be more trusting, friendly and community-minded than some may think.
Through the survey, the UK's top 10 cities for neighbourly trust and top 10 friendliest cities were revealed.
Making the top 10 was Brighton and Hove.
The survey by Aviva of more than 6,000 UK adults found nearly three quarters (74%) of people think their communities are friendly, while a similar number (73%) trust their neighbours.
Additionally, nearly four in five (77%) UK residents also say their local community is a good place to live.
York was revealed as the UK's friendliest city, while Exeter topped the list for neighbourly trust.
In response to the question "my local community is friendly", 78.9% in Brighton and Hove agreed, making it the 10th friendliest city in the UK.
The full list of the friendliest cities in the UK and the percentage of people who agreed their local community was friendly is as follows:
York - 90.4%
Exeter - 85.7%
Plymouth - 84.9%
Bath - 83.7%
Aberdeen - 83.3%
Edinburgh - 81.9%
Derby - 81.3%
Chelmsford 81.1%
Cardiff - 79.3%
Brighton and Hove - 78.9%
Aviva's research shows that being part of a local community improves overall life satisfaction, with 8 in 10 (83%) of those who feel they are part of their community are satisfied with their overall quality of life, in comparison to just 45% of people who don't feel part of their community.
Access to green spaces matters to everyone and is often viewed as a necessity, with 90% of respondents saying it's important for them to have access to green space in their local community, and 79% are happy with the quality of their local green spaces.
The cities with the highest levels of happiness with their green spaces are Plymouth, Brighton and Hove, Edinburgh and Bath.
However, Aviva's research also suggests many people do not have access to certain amenities in their local area.
Nearly a third (32%) say they do not have access to pubs in their local community, while 42% say the same about libraries and 46% have no access to gyms, sports and fitness centres in their area.
Aviva's research has revealed a the UK's top 10 friendliest cities (Image: PA/Aviva)
Taking to Reddit previously, one user said: "Brighton is like an oasis of niceness in the UK.
"Sure there are plenty of other lovely places, but I feel like Brighton is just ridiculously nice, liberal, tolerant, good food, great culture, nice beach, friendly people.
"I used to live in Birmingham and it was just way more rough and ready, generally more intense, more crime, more violence etc.
"Do you ever feel like you just want to bury your head in the lovely sand (stones) of Brighton and just never leave?"
"It's not perfect but it is certainly more relaxed about many things more than other towns and cities," another user responded.
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Another added: "Born here ... longest I've been away is two weeks ...... and I hated it and couldn't wait to get home again.... I have very firm roots."
A third said: "I agree, Brighton is an excellent place to live. Bristol is a close second."
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