Two streets in Oxfordshire have been named among the best to live on in the UK.
Buying a new home can be stressful and complicated with many different things to think about.
Choosing where to live is one of them.
The Daily Mail said: "You may want to be near a pub. Yet you don't want to be so close that you hear disturbances at night.
"A restaurant would be good. But you don't want to smell cooking all day and night.
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"You'd like access to green space. But perhaps you don't want to be isolated in the wilds of the countryside.
"You want friendly neighbours. But you don't want them to be too intrusive."
So to help, the news outlet has consulted the most tried-and-trusted estate agents and property experts from across the country and come up with a list of the best streets to live on in the UK.
The best streets to live on in the UK
The best streets to live on in the UK, according to the Daily Mail, are:
- Parkside, Wollaton, Nottingham
- Imperial Square, Cheltenham
- Elvaston Road, Hexham, Northumbria
- Arlington Row, Bibury, Gloucestershire
- Mayals Road, Swansea
- Elm Grove Road, Barnes, London
- Moray Place, New Town, Edinburgh
- Cathedral Road, Pontcanna, Cardiff
- Stockbridge High Street, Test Valley
- Royal Crescent, Bath
- Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, Dorset
- Church Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire
- Chadlington Road, Park Town, Oxfordshire
- Main Street, Tobermory, Isle of Mull, Scotland
- Ladywood Road, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham
- St George's Crescent, Chester
- Tydehams, Newbury, West Berkshire
- Cliff Road, Salcombe, Devon
- Bywater Street, London
- Marlborough Crescent, Sevenoaks, Kent
- Mermaid Street, Rye, Sussex
- Winkle Street, Calbourne, Isle of Wight
- Mount Crescent, Brentwood, Essex
- Duchy Road, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
- Bootham, York
- Middle Street, Deal, Kent
- Potters Bank, Durham, County Durham
- Graham Park Road, Gosforth, Newcastle
- De Mauley Road, Poole, Dorset
- Rock Road, Rock, Cornwall
- Copse Hill, Wimbledon, London
Church Street, Charlbury, Oxfordshire
Average house price: £647,000
One of the most popular market towns in West Oxfordshire, Charlbury, is packed with narrow lanes of Cotswold stone cottages and elegant townhouses.
Church Street has the Rose and Crown, a CAMRA pub, on the corner, and lovely views towards the church.
The town has good local shops, pubs, doctors and dentists, and a main railway station for commuters.
This is a vibrant local community and socialising has been helped by the face-lifts given to the two gastro pubs, The Bull and The Bell.
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Charlington Road, Park Town, Oxfordshire
Average house price: £1.1million
Given Oxford's renown as a seat of learning it is fitting that the best street should be the one closest to its most prestigious school.
The Dragon, a co-educational day and boarding prep school, whose former pupils include Emma Thompson and Hugh Lawrie, is at the top of Park Town where you find Charlington Road.
With its sky-high prices, handsome substantial townhouses and wealthy residents, this area is getting a reputation as Oxford's Notting Hill.
For sale: John D Wood is selling a two-bedroom flat in a converted coach house in Park Town for £1million (johndwood.co.uk).
