Saltburn has been named among the best places to live in the country.

The seaside town has landed a place in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list.

And among the things picked out as highlights are the Seaview Restaurant, and “elegant” pier, transport links and school.

Here’s what The Times has to say.

“This grand slice of posh Victorian seaside resort.

“It’s got a lot more going for it than its old nickname, Darlington on Sea, suggests. There’s surfing and a wide, sandy beach, earning it a reputation as the Newquay of the north. But it also has all the trappings of the classic British seaside, including an elegant pier (the most northerly in Britain), a water-powered cliff lift (the oldest in Britain) and a miniature railway.

"The seafront has been tidied up over the past few years, and there are plans to bring in “luxury” beach huts for the summer.

"Saltburn is famous for the fish and chips at the Seaview Restaurant (£10.50 for cod, chips and a glorious view), but new businesses are popping up all the time, with a florist, a microbrewery and an interiors shop opening in the past six months. There’s a weekly farmers’ market and an annual food fair, and the lively town centre is full of art galleries, antiques shops and jewellery stores. It’s a reminder that the town’s advantages stretch beyond the beach.

“Huntcliff, the local secondary school, gets a solid good from Ofsted, and there are trains to Newcastle, Middlesbrough and Darlington. If that wasn’t enough, Saltburn has a surprise up its sleeve: a 'secret knitting society', the Yarnbombers, emerge under cover of darkness to decorate the pier with huge displays of woolly toys and sculptures."

The pier amusements at Saltburn

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live guide uses a wide range of factors, from jobs, exam results and broadband speed to culture, community spirit and local shops in order to compile the top locations to make a home.

The judges also use their own experience of the villages, towns and cities, such as local pubs, ease of transport and the range of attractive property.

Also among the places recognised is the picturesque market town of Helmsley, home to a host of independent shops, chocolate box homes and some great places to eat and drink - including the ‘best gastropub in the UK’, The Star Inn at Harome.

Here’s are full lists for Yorkshire and the North-east.

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live: Yorkshire

• Helmsley, North Yorkshire

• Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire

• Horsforth, Leeds

• Malton, North Yorkshire

• Pateley Bridge, North Yorkshire

• Richmond, North Yorkshire

• Saltburn, North Yorkshire

• Fulwood, Sheffield

Helmsley

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live: North East

• Alnwick, Northumberland

• Craster, Northumberland

• Corbridge, Northumberland

• Durham, Co. Durham

• Quayside, Newcastle (also crowned the best place to live in the North-east)

• Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear

• Wooler, Northumberland

The Sunday Times Best Places to Live in Britain will be published in two-part series.

This Sunday, March 12, it reveals the best places to live in the North and North-east, Midlands, Northern Ireland, South-east and Wales.

Part two, published on Sunday, March 19, will reveal the best places in the South-west, East, London, Scotland and the North-west, as well as revealing the overall best place to live in the UK.