Press Release: 00057

3 October 2007

Bath spars with Brighton and Aberdeen

Source: http://www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk

Bath is no stranger to the Top 50 most fancied places to live in the Towns League Table published by UK Property Shop and weighed in with top points once again in September. Bath, Aberdeen and Brighton constantly vie with each other to lead the heavyweight section of this league and these three great British towns are head and shoulders above the rest.

Well known for its historic Roman Baths, after many years Bath now boasts what is described as "the only Spa in Great Britain to offer bathing in natural spring waters". Over 1 million litres of mineral-rich water are said to flow from the thermal springs each day, at an average temperature of 45C or 113F. The thermal waters were used for many years in Bath to treat rheumatic and muscular disorders, as well as skin ailments and respiratory problems. You can also taste the water for yourself, although you should be prepared for its "distinctive" aroma. The city's famed stone architecture and commercial centre is a magnet for tourists and shopaholics alike, while its two Universities bring an added dimension that helps to feed the buy-to-let market.

Moving Location Index (Towns) - September 2007

Rank	Town	County	Points
1	Bath	Somerset	251
2	Brighton	Sussex	230
3	Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire	230
4	Oxford	Oxfordshire	174
5	Eastbourne	Sussex	142
6	Chester	Cheshire	138
7	Newcastle upon Tyne	Tyne & Wear	136
8	Inverness	Highland	132
9	Jersey	Channel Islands	132
10	Newquay	Cornwall	117
11	Skegness	Lincolnshire	114
12	Lancaster	Lancashire	113
13	Canterbury	Kent	104
14	Guildford	Surrey	104
15	Sheffield	Yorkshire	102
16	Shrewsbury	Shropshire	101
17	Scarborough	Yorkshire	101
18	Norwich	Norfolk	89
19	Belfast	County Antrim	89
20	St Austell	Cornwall	82
21	Kingston upon Thames	Greater London	80
22	Farnborough	Hampshire	80
23	Southport	Merseyside	77
24	Chichester	Sussex	76
25	Harrogate	Yorkshire	75
26	Weymouth	Dorset	74
27	Aberystwyth	Ceredigion	72
28	Egham	Surrey	71
29	Perth	Perth & Kinross	70
30	Cleethorpes	Lincolnshire	70
31	Cambridge	Cambridgeshire	69
32	Dunfermline	Fife	65
33	Winchester	Hampshire	62
34	Totnes	Devon	62
35	Falmouth	Cornwall	61
36	Minehead	Somerset	60
37	York	Yorkshire	56
38	Ormskirk	Lancashire	54
39	Ayr	Ayrshire	54
40	Haverfordwest	Pembrokeshire	50
41	Keswick	Cumbria	50
42	Ramsgate	Kent	50
43	Isle of Anglesey	Gwynedd	50
44	Durham	Durham	49
45	Kendal	Cumbria	46
46	Stirling	Stirling	45
47	Kirkintilloch	Dunbartonshire	42
48	Dunstable	Bedfordshire	42
49	Gosport	Hampshire	41
50	Guernsey	Channel Islands	41

Note for Editors about the Moving Location Index and UK Property Shop

The UK Property Shop Moving Location Index is based on data from a sample of people looking to buy a property and using the website to register their property search requirements with estate agents in each town. From this data a score is calculated according to the number who are considering either moving within the town where they live, or away from their home town and into another town. The Moving Location Index is not a measure of quality, simply an indication of the relative proportion of home buyers wishing to move into or out of a town, which is influenced by many factors.

The UK Property Shop website www.ukpropertyshop.co.uk was launched in 1999 and is a popular source of information for people looking to buy, sell, rent or let residential property in the UK. It also publishes the National Directory of Estate Agents, the most complete and up to date register of all UK estate agents and letting agents.