The UK might have some of the nicest towns in the world in locations like the Cotswolds and the Lake District. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it also contains several of the most gloomy cities and towns this side of Timbuktu. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The public was asked to identify the locations that are home to “bland, boring, soul destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void” in a survey conducted by ilivehere.co.uk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The poll is back for 2024 after declaring Luton the UK’s most dismal town in 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An intro to the poll reads: “This year we are ditching the usual suspects to focus on those towns throughout this septic isle that give you an almost-terminal case of ennui. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The towns where you just exist rather than live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“From home counties commuter dormitories that close down at 10pm to seaside resorts that are ghost towns in winter, this poll is about them.” <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the first time, the list also includes Scotland and Wales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Towns that people seem to find depressing include former industrial towns, commuter towns, and seaside towns. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top five on the live poll currently are: Peterborough, Medehamstede, Aberdeen, Paignton, and Swindon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are 220,000 individuals living in Cambridgeshire’s Peterborough, a cathedral city, who might not be pleased with the outcome. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It has also just been ranked Britain\u2019s unhealthiest location to live after study of Office for National Statistics data. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Measured on 12 independent parameters – including adult smoking rates, alcohol usage, and prevalence of cancer, it earned a terrible 40 out of 100.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The UK might have some of the nicest towns in the world in locations like the Cotswolds and the Lake District. However, it also contains several of the most gloomy … <\/p>\n