Tarporley has been named among the UK’s best places to live for 2027.

The village, about 10 miles south-east of Chester, was included in Muddy Stilettos’ list of the UK’s Top 260 Best Places to Live, published at the end of October.

Published annually, the guide picks out the best places to live in each county and looks at what they offer, from schools, commuting and house prices to where to eat, shop and spend a weekend.

Tarporley is one of eight places in Cheshire to make the list, alongside Hoole, Frodsham, Knutsford, Wilmslow, Bollington, Lymm and Audlem.

Why Tarporley made the list

“There’s a lot of love for Tarporley, thanks to its glorious Georgian-era high street,” the guide says.

It adds that life has “moved on immeasurably for those seeking a proper country lifestyle with all the frills”.

The guide says Tarporley “may be a village but it’s actually got more than its fair share of upscale boutiques and eclectic independent shops”, with fashion “the big draw”.

For food, it points to The Swan, “a handsome 16th-century inn serving seasonal British dishes and proper Sunday lunches”, and calls The Coast “a buzzy High Street favourite”.

It also names The Fire Station Social Cucina, Latte Da, Ginger & Pickles and Hollies Farm on the High Street, and The Fox and Barrel just outside the village.

“Tarporley may look polished, but there’s proper village spirit underneath,” according to the guide, which picks out the Tarporley Beer Festival and the summer carnival.

Walkers can join the 34-mile Sandstone Trail “straight from the High Street”, it says, heading towards Beeston Castle and on to “fairy-tale Peckforton Castle”.

The red sandstone walls and central tower of Peckforton Castle behind a striped lawn, framed by bare branches
Peckforton Castle, near Tarporley. Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The castle is the guide’s best kept secret, with “serious showbiz form”: “singer Ciara married NFL star Russell Wilson here”, it says.

How much it costs to live in Tarporley

Homes in Tarporley averaged £452,318 over the last year, according to the guide.

Detached homes fetched £658,146, semis £410,250 and terraces £254,333, it says.

Prices are up 9% on a year earlier, the guide says, adding: “you won’t grab a bargain but it’s less eye-watering than nearby Knutsford.”

The village has no railway station, and the guide puts Chester around 25 minutes away by car and Manchester roughly an hour.

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