Property experts have ranked the best and worst places to live in the North East  -  with some towns ranking very poorly.

Property experts at Garrington’s revealed the best places to live in 2022 following a research report on 1,372 towns across the country.

Each location is scored with an overall rank and is judged on natural beauty, quality of life, architectural beauty and green rank.

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Meanwhile, the average family home cost is also taken into account as well as its rank in price band.

Here’s all the major North East towns ranked in alphabetical order mentioned in the study and the scores they received:

You can see where your town ranks here

Billingham:

Overall rank: 868/1372

Change since last year: 466

Natural beauty rank: 838/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 510/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1244/1372

Green rank: 331/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 381/661

Consett

Overall rank: 251/1372

Change since last year: 174

Natural beauty rank: 438/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 236/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 692/1372

Green rank: 576/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 98/661

Darlington:

Overall rank: 185/1372

Change since last year: 107

Natural beauty rank: 865/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 74/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 593/1372

Green rank: 512/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 72/661

Durham:

Overall rank: 237/1372

Change since last year: 19

Natural beauty rank: 628/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 1171/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 264/1372

Green rank: 32/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 92/661

Ferryhill:

Overall rank: 750/1372

Change since last year: 204

Natural beauty rank: 1180/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 9/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 791/1372

Green rank: 1319/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 324/661

Gateshead:

Overall rank: 344/1372

Change since last year: 542

Natural beauty rank: 827/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 530/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 690/1372

Green rank: 109/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 140/661

Hartlepool:

Overall rank: 187/1372

Change since last year: 459

Natural beauty rank: 307/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 131/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 777/1372

Green rank: 628/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 73/661

Hexham:

Overall rank: 226/1372

Change since last year: -107

Natural beauty rank: 343/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 1252/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 80/1372

Green rank: 271/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 89/661

Houghton-le-Spring:

Overall rank: 299/1372

Change since last year: 417

Natural beauty rank: 976/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 124/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 716/1372

Green rank: 433/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 123/661

Middlesbrough:

Overall rank: 384/1372

Change since last year: 130

Natural beauty rank: 619/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 306/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 901/1372

Green rank: 381/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 161/661

Newcastle:

Overall rank: 401/1372

Change since last year: 135

Natural beauty rank: 815/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 951/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 424/1372

Green rank: 114/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 171/661

Newton Aycliffe:

Overall rank: 1046/1372

Change since last year: 252

Natural beauty rank: 1197/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 146/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1324/1372

Green rank: 626/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 460/661

Peterlee:

Overall rank: 743/1372

Change since last year: 354

Natural beauty rank: 666/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 72/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1331/1372

Green rank: 728/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 318/661

Redcar:

Overall rank: 444/1372

Change since last year: 575

Natural beauty rank: 546/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 277/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1239/1372

Green rank: 191/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 190/661

Seaham:

Overall rank: 1032/1372

Change since last year: 104

Natural beauty rank: 372/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 324/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1307/1372

Green rank: 1039/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 454/661

Sedgefield:

Overall rank: 998/1372

Change since last year: -194

Natural beauty rank: 1131/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 681/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 498/1372

Green rank: 1021/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 439/661

Shildon:

Overall rank: 438/1372

Change since last year: 196

Natural beauty rank: 1143/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 14/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 577/1372

Green rank: 1167/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 187/661

South Shields:

Overall rank: 190/1372

Change since last year: 709

Natural beauty rank: 742/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 71/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 810/1372

Green rank: 377/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 76/661

Spennymoor:

Overall rank: 593/1372

Change since last year: 27

Natural beauty rank: 1151/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 103/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1028/1372

Green rank: 476/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 256/661

Stanley:

Overall rank: 754/1372

Change since last year: 369

Natural beauty rank: 1063/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 116/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 1123/1372

Green rank: 675/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 327/661

Stockton-on-Tees

Overall rank: 341/1372

Change since last year: 481

Natural beauty rank: 853/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 375/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 735/1372

Green rank: 182/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 138/661

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Sunderland:

Overall rank: 54/1372

Change since last year: 259

Natural beauty rank: 300/ 1372

Quality of life rank: 223/1372

Architectural beauty rank: 387/1372

Green rank: 306/1372

Average family home cost: less than £350k

Rank in price band: 14/661