Clifton Village was revealed at the ‘best place to live in the South West’ by independent buying agency, Garrington Property Finders.
The ranking, which listed the 20 best places to live, considered the locations’ transport links, nearby train stations and destinations, and the number of good schools and private schools nearby.
As part of the #LoveYour campaign - a love letter celebrating Bristol - we decided to visit Clifton Village to see if locals agree it’s ‘the best place to live.’
Clifton Observatory, The Mall, Clifton Suspension Bridge and Princess Victoria Street were recurring favourites among locals.
When asked about problems with the area, residents only pointed out minor issues including parking, a “few professional street beggars” and “a little bit expensive sometimes compared to the rest of Bristol, but noting notable.”
The ranking, which listed the 20 best places to live, considered the locations’ transport links, nearby train stations and destinations, and the number of good schools and private schools nearby.
As part of the #LoveYour campaign - a love letter celebrating Bristol - we decided to visit Clifton Village to see if locals agree it’s ‘the best place to live.’
Clifton Observatory, The Mall, Clifton Suspension Bridge and Princess Victoria Street were recurring favourites among locals.
When asked about problems with the area, residents only pointed out minor issues including parking, a “few professional street beggars” and “a little bit expensive sometimes compared to the rest of Bristol, but noting notable.”
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00:00Clifton Village was voted the best place to live in the South West by Garrington Property
00:05Finders. The study looked at the top 20 locations based on transport links, nearby train stations
00:12and destinations and nearby schools. Let's find out if locals agree with the verdict.
00:19I'm a student at the University of Bristol and I just moved here in the Clifton Village
00:24area like a couple of weeks ago and so far I'm liking it. It's very nice, especially
00:33compared to the rest of Bristol it feels much safer. The people here seem to be friendlier
00:42and I especially like this area over here, I'm not sure what it's called, there's like
00:47a bunch of cafes and stores here. It's very friendly and nice.
00:53It's a really lovely little community, very safe, very quaint, kind of has a nice country
01:00feel inside of a big city, so yeah, love it. Love going up to the observatory and that
01:05whole kind of greenery area looking over the suspension bridge, that's gorgeous. This little
01:09road just down here with all the little cafes, I love Mercy, which is just a cafe on the
01:14corner there. Most of it to be honest with you is lovely.
01:18It's lovely, it's like a little sort of city within Bristol, it's completely different
01:22than anywhere else, it's lovely. I would agree as well, I've really enjoyed
01:26my lunch and being with my friend and some lovely shops.
01:30Well I like The Mall, that's always very nice, there's some nice shops up there, Canadonia
01:34Place is lovely, Princess Victoria Street, which is what we're just entering now is really
01:37good, and we've had a nice lunch in Boyce's Avenue in the Primrose Cafe, so that's been
01:42nice. I've lived here for 25 years and I just like
01:47the fact that it's clean, it's extremely friendly, wonderful restaurants, lovely public
01:57houses and the people are extremely friendly. I'm an old person now obviously, I'm in my
02:02sort of mid to late 70s, and there's a community and if you don't see somebody for a couple
02:09of days, people wonder why, and then there's a little bit of support hopefully, and it's
02:16just a great place to be. The sun always shines here by the way, as it is today, and it's
02:22one of the only places I think around here where people look after one another.
02:29And are there any issues with the area? Parking I should think, it's a bit of a nightmare
02:34in lots of places, but certainly in Clifton it's quite difficult to get a parking space.
02:39Not a lot. I'd love for them to do something with that, there's a little area up there
02:44which has been kind of derelict for a little while, but it can be a little bit expensive
02:49sometimes compared to the rest of Bristol, but no, nothing needs to be done.
02:55Overall, locals agreed that Clifton Village is a great place to live. Many have praised
03:00the friendly community and the safe environment, and pointed to just some minor issues with
03:06the area.