{"id":1473,"date":"2023-11-15T11:07:40","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:07:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/the-uks-top-retirement-hotspots-2023\/"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:07:40","slug":"the-uks-top-retirement-hotspots-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/retirement-living\/the-uks-top-retirement-hotspots-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The UK\u2019s top retirement hotspots revealed \u2013 \u2018you just can\u2019t beat it!\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Property management company FirstPort has teamed up with retirement property specialists Retirement Homesearch to find out which areas of the country are top of the leaderboard among retirees looking to settle.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The latest stats reveal sales in the southwest of England during the summer months had increased by 32%, which is up by almost a third compared to the same time last year, with Dorset and Devon securing the top spot.<\/span><\/p>\n

FirstPort \u2013 the UK\u2019s leading property management company \u2013 looks after over 1,000 retirement developments across the country. <\/span>From bustling suburban towns to the scenic coastal countryside, there are plenty of options when it comes to deciding where to retire to in the UK.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

FirstPort Development Manager Marian Parsons believes the increased interest in the Devon area seems to be linked to the coronvirus pandemic, when people reprioritised what they were looking for in terms of lifestyle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Marian, who manages The Manor House in Totnes, explained: <\/span><\/p>\n

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We continue to have lots of interest in retirement properties in the area and I\u2019ve really seen a flurry of interest in recent months for The Manor House, which is a beautiful listed building.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

“Our residents love the outdoor space on offer here \u2013 we\u2019ve got a large garden, woodland, and conservation area.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cResidents tell us that they move here because they not only love the development, but they also love the area and being close to the coast. For instance, someone is currently waiting for a property to become available here and they are currently in Halifax in West Yorkshire.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Over 90% of the sales in the Southwest between May, June, and July this year were at retirement developments just minutes from the coast.<\/span><\/p>\n

Across all sales during this time, two thirds were by the coast, but buyers were also keen to settle in Cheltenham \u2013 a picturesque spa town on the edge of The Cotswolds in Gloucestershire.<\/span><\/p>\n

The research by Retirement Homesearch, which specialises in the selling of independent and assisted-living retirement developments throughout the UK, revealed the top ten most popular areas in the UK to retire to are:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Bournemouth<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Torquay<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Christchurch<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Cheltenham<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Exmouth<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Poole<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Penzance<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Cambourne<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Plymouth<\/span><\/li>\n
  10. Gloucester<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Laura Fisher, Sales Manager at Retirement Homesearch, said: <\/span><\/p>\n

    \u201cRetirement living continues to be a popular choice for those people looking to keep their independence but who also want to benefit from the safety, security and companionship that comes from living in a communal development setting.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

    \u201cWe continue to have a lot of interest in the southeast of England, but over the past few months we have seen even more sales across our developments on the southwest coast. It\u2019s obviously a firm favourite with retirees and it\u2019s clear you really can\u2019t beat the appeal of retiring by the coast.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

    Retirement Homesearch<\/a> has properties available across the UK.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Property management company FirstPort has teamed up with retirement property specialists Retirement Homesearch to find out which areas of the country are top of the leaderboard among retirees looking to settle. The latest stats reveal sales in the southwest of England during the summer months had increased by 32%, which is up by almost a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1133,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-retirement-living"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.firstport.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}