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England’s top 50 WORST places to live revealed – and there’s a new town in the top spot… where does yours rank?

THE worst places to live in the UK have been revealed in a new poll of unhappy residents.

The survey by found Luton to be bottom of the heap in terms of quality of life for locals - now you can see where your town ranks.

Luton was named the worst place to live in the UK
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Luton was named the worst place to live in the UKCredit: Getty
It was closely followed by Peterborough
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It was closely followed by PeterboroughCredit: Alamy

Peterborough came in second, closely followed by the nation's most densely populated city, Portsmouth, despite its picturesque harbour

Slough and Aylesbury rounded out the top five, based on audience surveys and public votes.

Bizarrely, Reading appears twice on the list - in 21st and 12th place.

A clip revealing the top ten undesirable locations attracted scathing comments about the places featured.

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One user wrote: "I left Luton in 2020 and I'm glad."

Another blasted: "As Luton recently lost Chicken George [a local restaurant] as its only saving grace, it shall forever remain at number one."

A third fumed on Facebook: "Luton...if you live there, you are already living in hell."

However, one defended the hated town, saying: "There are far far worse places than Luton in the UK, lets not kid ourselves."

Lovers of might feel stung as it only just snuck onto the list in 50th place.

boroughs seem to have avoided the wrath of the public as only four appear on the list.

Hounslow, Barking and Dagenham and Croydon are all on there, though none higher than 19th.

Perhaps surprisingly, Kensington and Chelsea comes out worst in the capital, in 15th, despite being home to streets of luxury shops and restaurants catering to millionaire residents.

The North and Midlands bore the brunt of local dissatisfaction, with the majority of the top 50 in those regions.

However, southern regions including London, , Dorset and all saw areas make the list.

Some commenters, though, were less generous than the official rankings, suggesting that "all of England" should be placed in the top spot.

Portsmouth came in third despite its picturesque harbour
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Portsmouth came in third despite its picturesque harbourCredit: Alamy
Slough was ranked in fourth
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Slough was ranked in fourthCredit: Alamy
Aylesbury rounded out the top five
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Aylesbury rounded out the top fiveCredit: Alamy

Top 50 worst places to live in the UK

1. Luton

2. Peterborough

3. Portsmouth

4. Slough

5. Aylesbury

6. Aldershot

7. Andover

8. Swindon

9. Bournemouth

10. Bradford

11. High Wycombe

12. Reading

13. Henley-on-Thames

14. Birmingham

15. Kensington and Chelsea

16. Liverpool

17. Coventry

18. Oxford

19. Croydon

20. Cheshunt

21. Reading

22. Southampton

23. Blackpool

24. Crawley

25. Middlesbrough

26. Plymouth

27. Sunderland

28. Stoke-on-Trent

29. Barking and Dagenham

30. Grimsby

31. Abingdon

32. Poole

33. Wolverhampton

34. Bolton

35. Milton Keynes

36. Boston

37. Wisbech

38. Harlow

39. Chatham

40. Hounslow

41. York

42. Stevenage

43. Manchester

44. Wigan

45. Doncaster

46. Jaywick

47. Canterbury

48. Hull

49. Ipswich

50. Northampton

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