If you want top marks, some parts of the UK – and some schools – do better than others

It’s in Kent, it’s had the highest temperature ever recorded in the UK, and it’s Faversham

If you want to live near a country house, you’re better off looking in the Midlands than along the south coast

If you like a busy life, head for Barcelona. Back in the UK, a leafy part of London packs the biggest people punch

The most progressive places if you’re lesbian, gay, bisexual – with some surprising results

Lloyds Bank’s annual affordability audit this year placed Stirling as the UK’s most affordable place

Yes, it’s the middle of a field – or Ballyclare in Northern Ireland

The top spots for gigs – whether it’s the acoustics you care about, or how the venue looks

You could move to a field in Orkney, though you’ll still get stuck behind a tractor

The percentage of our wages spent on rent has fallen over the past decade. But which areas are the best value?

If it’s choice you’re after, go for old market towns or historic stagecoach stops

‘Sustainability’ and ‘environmental’ are slippery terms but there are some places that are much greener than others

The sport has so exploded in Britain in recent decades that even last resorts now have dedicated communities

Inspired by Bradley Wiggins? A Mamil in the making? This is where you should be parking your bike

Their greatest legacy has been waking us up from zombieing around supermarkets. We all fondle herbs now

It all depends what you want to do once you get there

Airports dampen property prices next door, but raise them once you can’t hear or smell the 747s

Groovier baby boomers will return to cities, but generally they retire to Britain’s southern and East Anglian coasts

In the age of Netflix, it takes a lot to crowbar us off our sofas

I devolve responsibility to the Good Food Guide, going strong since 1951