County named most attractive for old age
Insurance providers Prudential ranked the counties based on factors including the number of elderly people living there, life expectancy and access to healthcare.
Dorset was named the having the second biggest quality of life for pensioners, with East Sussex in third.
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Hide AdThe analysis was carried out as part of Prudential’s Quality of Retirement Index.
West Sussex scored highly in good weather, an indicator of the area’s climate, and disability-free life expectancy.
Prudential retirement income expert Stan Russell said: ‘Our analysis shows every part of the country has something different to offer pensioners, but the counties with the most attractive attributes tend to be along the southern and eastern coasts.
‘Counties like West Sussex and Dorset may be attractive because of their low crime rates or the quality of their health care.
‘However finding the right spot to live in such popular locations can be tricky.’