Acclaimed digital platform Muddy Stilettos, in association with Strutt & Parker, has launched its 2023 'Top 250 Best Places To Live', the definitive insider guide with expert local advice on where to buy, with locations hand-picked in Leicestershire and Rutland.

Muddy Stilettos, the UK's No1 women's lifestyle website outside London, today announces the launch of its 2023 'Top 250 Best Places to Live' . Covering more regions that ever before and with 50 more recommendations than its previous 2022 annual list, it draws upon its unparalleled local knowledge and insight into the 28 most sought-after counties in England, guiding potential buyers to the local hot spots and up-and-coming areas including the best places to live in Leicestershire and Rutland in 2023.

Muddy Stilettos – the urban guide to the countryside - is the UK's No1 women's lifestyle website and trusted local guide for cosmopolitan women outside London looking to make the most of their precious time. Working across 28 counties we reach of 1.2 million readers and followers per month, with editorial content covering Things to do, Art & Culture, Beauty, Fashion, Home, Eat & Drink and Kids.

Other popular features include the What's On Guide, Muddy Stilettos Little Black Book, Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Guide, Weekend Escapes and our annual Muddy Stilettos Awards, the biggest lifestyle indie awards in the UK.

Other towns and villages included on the Best Places To Live in 2023 in Leicestershire and Rutland are:

Uppingham

Oakham

Ashby de la Zouch

Loughborough 

Market Harborough 

Market Bosworth

Wymeswold

Newton Linford 

Rothley

Clarendon Park

Check out all of Muddy's 250 Best Places to Live across Leicestershire and Rutland and beyond here.

With recent changes in the mortgage and property markets, homeowners are faced with difficult decisions to make on their future job and lifestyle opportunities. Do they stay put or make the move to towns & villages with reduced costs, more space and all the benefits that rural living brings, plus access the creature comforts of a cosmopolitan lifestyle?

However, despite the current uncertainty, many experts are advising that for those intending to stay in new property for five to ten years - for example first-time buyers or empty nesters - now is still a good time to look at moving and to secure the best choice of property for 2023. 

From market towns to villages, hamlets to commuter favourites, Muddy Stilettos Top 250 Best Places To Live provides its readers with invaluable recommendations that home buyers need, all independently handpicked by Muddy's highly trusted editors, each living and bringing up their families in each of the 28 'Muddy' counties across the UK, and giving home owners the inside track that they won't get from mortgage lenders or other sources. 

Each detailed online feature, focusing on an individual village, town or city in our Top 250, comes with location map, up-to-date information on desirable properties available for sale and on-the-ground insights into top postcodes, schools and nurseries, shopping, culture, restaurants and bars plus the all-important commuting journeys for those still traveling into London and major conurbations.

Hero Brown, the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Muddy Stilettos said: "When people decide to move, they're searching for more than just a house - they want a home, a lifestyle that works for them and their family, and if they're strategic, a long-term investment too. Our 2023 Top 250 Best Places to Live' guide will give them that extra reassurance they need to make their search easier in these difficult economic times. 

"We've built our reputation on our first-hand knowledge of the most exciting, vibrant places to go and things to do outside London. Now, with 50 more recommendations than last year's guide and new information added on important considerations such as nursery education and nearby culture, the 2023 list is a natural step for us to continue to expand our authority in this area. Combined with up to the minute listings of desirable properties, we think it's a unique reference point in a turbulent yet hopefully resilient property market."