Reading named in Sunday Times Top Ten Places to Live
24th March 2023
Reading has been named as one of the top ten places to live in the South East by the Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2023 report, which is released on Friday 24 March. This is the 2nd consecutive year that Reading has received this accolade.
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The Sunday Times has this to say about Reading: “Reading, Berkshire - The force is with Reading – and not just because of the latest Star Wars spin-off that’s being filmed at the new Shinfield Studios. It’s the combination of great job prospects and transport links with relatively affordable property prices that make the town a hard-to-beat option for millennials and Gen Z. The leisure options are good, too, from the Biscuit Factory cinema to the restored Thames Lido.”
Comment from REDA, Reading’s Economy and Destination Agency: Nigel Horton-Baker, Executive Director, REDA, said: “It is increasingly the quality of life that Reading (on Thames) offers that attracts new young people to develop their careers here. The opening of the Elizabeth Line and a wave of new leisure investment including the Thames Lido, Reading Rep theatre and Biscuit Factory independent cinema as well as two new swimming pools opening in 2023 and a planned £20 million investment in the Hexagon Theatre and Central Library is adding to Reading’s growing reputation as a great lifestyle choice as well as business location.”
“A city in all but name, in Reading you can live life well and carve out your career in one of the UK’s best places to work and do business, with leading businesses in sectors from security software to energy, financial services to mobile technology. And now, with 18 new film studios being built at Shinfield Studios, Reading is set to become a leading player in the UK creative sector.”
