Around 64 per cent of Brits plan to move to a different UK city when they retire, but deciding on a new place to call home can be a difficult decision. To help people decide, experts at HeatingForce.co.uk have created an index-based points ranking based on a range of social and geographical factors, including crime levels, annual sunshine, quality of health care, house prices and access to leisure facilities. These are the top 10 UK cities which ranked the highest overall.
![Score out of 1,000: 925](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmE5MjVmZWE4LTFjYzEtNDhiZi04ZTY0LTgyOTM5NTE3MzhkYjo3YmQxMjI4ZS05MjJlLTQyNWMtOTI1ZS02YzdlZmI0NTJmZjM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
1. Norwich
Score out of 1,000: 925 Photo: Shutterstock
![Score out of 1,000: 767](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmVjYTQ5OWZhLTg1ZjUtNDI1Ny1hYWY4LTZiOGQyZDhmNjJhNzo5OGJhNDhiMC0wZGYxLTQ5MjQtYWRmYi0wZDIyYmU2ZGM3NmY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
2. York
Score out of 1,000: 767 Photo: Shutterstock
![Score out of 1,000: 699](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmYyM2Y5ZGFjLTUwODUtNDZhYy05NTQ4LTE5ZGM4OTBlZTg3Yjo2ZmRhNDYyNy1hYjkyLTQ5ZDAtYjg3OC1jZTU5Njc2YTUwYWM=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
3. Bournemouth
Score out of 1,000: 699 Photo: Shutterstock
![Score out of 1,000: 696](https://www.thestar.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ5MDVjNGRhLWU3YTAtNGIzZC04MzIxLWU5ZTM0OTkxMzY5OToyYTA0NTc5OS03MTIwLTRhZjEtYjM1MS0xOTdiZWE2MzhiNDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=800)
4. Edinburgh
Score out of 1,000: 696 Photo: Shutterstock