HERE ARE THE EIGHT LOCATIONS ACROSS WALES THAT MADE THE LIST:
Narberth
The little market town in the east of Pembrokeshire has been crowned the best place to live in Wales in 2020.
The warmest of welcomes and a high-class high street are cited as two of the main reasons why the judges decided to name Narberth as the Welsh winner.
Of the eight Welsh locations featured in the 2020 list, Narberth is also the cheapest place to buy a home.
Online mortgage brokers Habito state the town’s current average property price is £164,950.
Aberdyfi
This coastal village in Gwynedd is considered by many residents and visitors to be one of the little seaside gems of Cardigan Bay.
Situated at the mouth of the river Dyfi, the harbour village is surrounded by water and miles of sandy beaches.
According to The Sunday Times a host of discreet but extremely wealthy entrepreneurs, plus the Duchess of Rutland, own holiday homes in the area.
But you don’t have to be extremely rich – the average property price is £210,000, just over the current Wales average of £199,536
Abergavenny
This historic market town in Monmouthshire has become a hub for food lovers, mainly due to the town’s famous annual food festival.
But the town is not just food and retail focused. Flanked by the Black Mountains and within the Brecon Beacons National Park, the surrounding countryside makes the town an obvious base for anyone who enjoys outdoor activities including rambling, hiking and cycling.
Currently the average property price for the town is £230,000.
Cardigan
As the gateway to the Teifi Valley and the Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion coastal paths, Cardigan is an ancient settlement dating back to the year 1110 and by Elizabethan times had grown into one of the most important ports in Wales exporting woollen cloth.
These days the main trade in this harbour town is tourism.
The town has also become a centre for the development of local arts and crafts, epitomised by The Crafters Cwtch. This high street hub showcases over 70 local makers.
The average property price in the town is currently listed as £180,000, only second to Narberth as the cheapest location on the list.
Cowbridge
Within commuting distance of Cardiff and yet surrounded by rolling countryside and a short distance to Glamorgan’s Heritage Coast, this market town has long been a popular place to put down roots.
In fact, Cowbridge was named in 2017 as the best place to live in Wales. A collection of 53 predominantly independent shops, 21 pubs and 13 restaurants can keep visitors and locals happy for days.
There are plenty of outdoor activities to enjoy in the countryside surrounding the town too and for anyone keen on history, the town lies on the line of a Roman road between Cardiff and Neath.
A home in Cowbridge will cost you an average of £403,213 according to property portal Zoopla – the most expensive place to live of the eight Welsh locations on the list.
Penarth
A characterful seaside town a mile from Cardiff and the gateway to the Vale of Glamorgan, Penarth remains on the list from last year.
An abundance of parks, attractive Victorian and Edwardian architecture and properties, a pebble beach and independent shops, eateries and schools ensures it continues to grow
Mumbles
Tenby in popularity with commuters and families looking to escape the capital.
Properties with a prime sea view will always have a hefty price tag, as will the substantial period villas that line the parks, but with the average property price currently listed as £275,000 if views and space are compromised then the town becomes more accessible as a place to live.
Marking the beginning of the Gower Peninsula’s stunning coast and located at the end of Swansea Bay, Mumbles has become a much-loved seaside town both with locals and visitors.
There’s shops, there’s galleries, there’s restaurants and there’s pubs along the coastline to Mumbles’ head, surrounded by glorious water views of Bracelet Bay that gives the location a cosmopolitan atmosphere, especially when the sun is out.
Oystermouth Castle adds history to the town and Mumbles Pier is popular with families.
The average house price in this locality is currently £300,000.
Tenby
The multi-coloured pastel facades of the handsome town houses that line the coastal road of Tenby have now become one of the most famous and recognisable images of Pembrokeshire, if not Wales.
The town has developed through the centuries around its three sandy beaches that are split by a rock headland.
On one side of the headland the historic harbour and iconic properties stretch along Tenby North Beach and around the headland that boasts the ruins of Tenby’s 13th century castle perched on top, Castle Beach and Tenby South Beach are waiting to be enjoyed.
Property prices in this picturesque place are currently averaging £225,000.