Rightmove’s Happy at Home study, carried out last year, asked over 21,000 people how they feel about where they live.
The results show that having a sense of belonging to your local area is the most important contributor towards happiness, along with having a strong sense of community, and polite and friendly residents.
Below are some of the things that make Hastings the seventh-happiest place to live in Sussex, including its rich history, diverse culture and jam-packed calendar of fun, family events.
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