I'm not a fan of suburbia now, preferring small towns (which of course grow with time).........

In England - I've always admired Ashby-de-la-Zouche as it seems to have retained a decent 'town' infrastructure despite the traffic at peak times to Tesco and the Motorway.

Okay- it ain't the south coast with the better weather, but has lots of countryside around it, but good for road, rail and air-links.