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When it comes to finding a new home, in Merseyside, locations to consider include Liverpool, Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, and Wirral.
Elan Homes has built across the Liverpool City Region including in Southport, Formby, Thornton Cross and Crosby, Aigburth, Formby, and Mossley Hill.
Where are the best places to live in Merseyside?
Liverpool, Merseyside’s only city, is famed for its nightlife and shopping, along with its maritime heritage and as the home of The Beatles.
Merseyside also features some great coastal walks and beaches at Ainsdale, Thurstaston, Leasowe, New Brighton, West Kirby, Waterloo, Crosby, and Formby.
Crosby is where you will find Antony Gormley’s Another Place sculptures. Formby is home to a red squirrel reserve.
Formby Golf Club and the Royal Liverpool Golf Club in Hoylake have both hosted The Open Championship.
West Kirby in Wirral features in the 2022 Sunday Times best places to live guide. Other areas to have been named amongst the best places to live in Merseyside in recent years have included Aigburth, Liverpool’s Georgian Quarter, Southport, Heswall and the Baltic Triangle.
When it comes to shopping, there’s plenty of choice from Liverpool One in the city centre to various retail parks on both sides of the Mersey including Liverpool Shopping Park and Croft Retail and Leisure Park in Bromborough.
The best places to eat in Merseyside
If you’re looking for great places to eat, Merseyside has a whole range of cafes, restaurants, farm shops and other eateries to choose from.
The Michelin Guide includes Lerpwl, from celebrity chef Ellis Barrie, plus Barnacle, Roski, The Art School, Manifest, and Bistrot Verite.
Bold Street in Liverpool city centre is home to a wide selection of cuisines from around the world, including the very first Mowgli restaurant.
Award-winning Chinese restaurant Lu Ban is one of a host of popular eateries in the vibrant Brewery Village area, offering a more formal dining experience to its more casual neighbours offering a host of street food options within the Baltic Market.
The Best Schools in Merseyside
Living near a top performing school is important to parents and carers, plus those thinking of starting a family.
A number of schools across Merseyside have been recognised in The Sunday Times Good School Guide 2022, with The Blue Coat School, in Wavertree ranked as the second-best state secondary school in the North West.
Other secondary schools to make the grade include Wirral Grammar School for Girls and West Kirby Grammar School.
Primary schools in Merseyside named in the guide include Carleton House Preparatory School in Woolton, The Belvedere Preparatory School in Aigburth, Prenton Preparatory School in Birkenhead, plus St Sebastian's RC Primary School and Nursery in Fairfield.
The Blue Coat, Greenbank High, Upton Hall, Caldy Grange Grammar School, Wirral Grammar for Boys, Birkenhead School, Liverpool College, Tower College and Merchant Taylors are also well regarded.