Pinterest data reveals which UK cities have the most beautiful properties
Location, location, location is a long-heralded selling point when marketing property, but which UK city has been crowned most aesthetically pleasing?
Drawing upon data from Pinterest, Alan Boswell Landlord Insurance trawled the online platform, looking at cities with the most boards and pins, to reveal the which UK cities had the most beautiful properties.
London came out on top as the UK city with the most exquisite homes, with a home aesthetic score of 9.87/10. A staggering 84,830 pins were reported in the capital, seven times as much as the next most pinned city. Additionally, there were 689 boards devoted to the magnificent architecture of the city.
Boasting a harmonious blend of rich historical architecture, vibrant street art, picturesque waterfronts, and green spaces which create a visually diverse urban landscape, Bristol, earned second place, with a score of 9.15/10. With a total of 14,636 pins and 173 boards.
Birmingham came third in this list, with an aesthetic city score of 8.52/10. Its iconic skyline featuring architectural marvels like the Library of Birmingham and the Cube, complemented by the picturesque Birmingham Canals offering tranquil waterside scenes, have earned a total of 8,569 pins and 115 boards on Pinterest.
Sheffield ranked fourth with an aesthetic city score of 8.34/10, with a total of 10,739 pins and 79 boards on Pinterest, followed by Edinburgh, which completed the top 5 with a score of 8.15/10. It acheived a whopping 6,255 pins and 99 boards.
London was also judged the most aesthetically appealing city in Europe, outshining Paris and Berlin. While Paris and Berlin are clearly vibrant, with iconic landmarks, they have nearly three times fewer pins on Pinterest compared to London.
So how was the (not hugely scientific) study carried out?
A final score was attributed to each city using an average of the percent-ranks of the number of pins and the number of boards.
Cities which had names shared with cities in the US were removed due to a lack of identifying information from Pinterest’s user-generated boards.
Board names relating to football clubs and place names outside the UK were also been removed.
Finally, a score was created by a weighted average percent-rank (70% on pins, 30% on boards)
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