Boasting a wide range of architectural styles ranging from Victorian to Tudor, British homes can be a great source of design inspiration. But which UK cities have the most picture-perfect homes?
Intrigued by aĀ 50% surge* in searches for āmost beautiful city in UKā over the past 3 months,Ā Alan Boswell Landlord Building InsuranceĀ utilisedĀ PinterestĀ to uncover theĀ British cities with the most picturesque homes. To do this, the experts analysed the total number of home-related pins and boards to assign a final āaesthetic home scoreā for each city.
op 15 UK cities with the most beautiful homes
| Rank | City | Total no. of pins | Total no. of boards | Aesthetic home score/10 |
| 1 | London | 68,531 | 653 | 9.63 |
| 2 | Bristol | 13,425 | 161 | 9.08 |
| 3 | Birmingham | 8,478 | 116 | 8.52 |
| 4= | Edinburgh | 5,233 | 110 | 8.15 |
| 4= | Manchester | 4,433 | 176 | 8.15 |
| 6 | Sheffield | 11,087 | 79 | 7.97 |
| 7 | Plymouth | 5,173 | 90 | 7.78 |
| 8 | Coventry | 2,951 | 81 | 7.04 |
| 9 | York | 4,717 | 44 | 6.49 |
| 10 | Glasgow | 2,235 | 63 | 6.12 |
| 11 | Southampton | 2,238 | 50 | 5.93 |
| 12 | Nottingham | 2,136 | 51 | 5.56 |
| 13 | Derby | 2,272 | 26 | 5.00 |
| 14= | Norwich | 2,211 | 37 | 4.82 |
| 14= | Leeds | 1,896 | 40 | 4.82 |
For the complete data of all 26 UK cities analysed, please click here.
Topping the list of Britainās most beautiful homes is London – earning a near-perfect āaesthetic home scoreā of 9.63/10. From the Victorian masterpiece, Palace of Westminster, to the stunning Georgian architectural style at Somerset House, the English capital features on a whopping 68,531 pins and 653 Pinterest boards to date.
Bristol claims a close second (9.08/10), amassing an impressive 13,425 pins and 161 boards. From red bricks with limestone dressings to Moorish arches, Bristolās distinctive Byzantine style has survived centuries and is well-represented in buildings like The Granary and Bush House.
In third place is Birmingham with an āaesthetic home scoreā of 8.52/10. Accumulating 8,478 pins and 116 boards on Pinterest so far, the West Midlands city is a hotbed of architectural styles and modern creativity.
EdinburghĀ andĀ ManchesterĀ are joint fourthĀ (8.15/10). Timeless Georgian apartments with wrought iron balconies and picture-perfect neoclassical mansions have earned theĀ Scottish capitalĀ over 5,000 pins.Ā Manchester, on the other hand, boasts Gothic features like pointed arches and traced windows, as it garnersĀ almost 200 boardsĀ on Pinterest.
Credit: https://www.alanboswell.com/news/cities-with-most-beautiful-homes/.Ā
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