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Worst places to live in the UK: Barking and Dagenham come first in top 10 list dominated by nine London boroughs | |
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Nine boroughs in London have made a top 10 list of the worst places to live in the UK. | |
Barking and Dagenham, on the eastern outskirts of London, came first in the damning poll based on a survey of residents’ satisfaction covering 130 places. | Barking and Dagenham, on the eastern outskirts of London, came first in the damning poll based on a survey of residents’ satisfaction covering 130 places. |
Participants of the poll were asked to consider 12 aspects about where they lived: decor, space, contentment, value, community, area upkeep, pride, costs, safety, amenities, recreation, and neighbourliness. | Participants of the poll were asked to consider 12 aspects about where they lived: decor, space, contentment, value, community, area upkeep, pride, costs, safety, amenities, recreation, and neighbourliness. |
The east London borough came bottom in categories including community, area upkeep, safety, amenity and neighbourliness. | The east London borough came bottom in categories including community, area upkeep, safety, amenity and neighbourliness. |
The result followed research published earlier this year which showed that Dagenham is the UK’s most burgled town. | |
Dissatisfaction wasn’t just a problem in the east however, as the western borough of Hounslow came second in the survey of over 24,000 people by Rightmove. | Dissatisfaction wasn’t just a problem in the east however, as the western borough of Hounslow came second in the survey of over 24,000 people by Rightmove. |
Further north from Hounslow, the boroughs of Brent and Harrow were voted third and fourth worst. | Further north from Hounslow, the boroughs of Brent and Harrow were voted third and fourth worst. |
In fifth place was the east London borough of Newham, which is one of four boroughs which the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park occupies. | In fifth place was the east London borough of Newham, which is one of four boroughs which the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park occupies. |
Luton, which is in Bedfordshire, came in at eight, and was the only place on the list that is not in London. | Luton, which is in Bedfordshire, came in at eight, and was the only place on the list that is not in London. |
The disappointing result for the capital came after a study showed that is it potentially cheaper for Londoners to commute to the city from Madrid, based on the fact that on average a Londoner who worked in Liverpool Street spent £2,016 a month on rent and travel expenses. | The disappointing result for the capital came after a study showed that is it potentially cheaper for Londoners to commute to the city from Madrid, based on the fact that on average a Londoner who worked in Liverpool Street spent £2,016 a month on rent and travel expenses. |
As London boroughs wallow on the “miserable” list, the Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate has topped the Rightmove list of the happiest place to live for the third year running. | |