England’s 50 worst places to live have been revealed according to members of the public who voted in an annual poll on iLiveHere. The tongue-in-cheek website that allows people to post warts and all reviews of their home towns has once again compiled a list of the worst 50 places to live.
Voting took place from the end of 2022 into January 2023 and the results were finally announced late on Monday (February 6) with a YouTube video revealing the ‘top 10’ worst towns, while places 11-50 were named on the iLiveHere website.
Luton, Bedfordshire, has been crowned the worst place to live in the country with a blurb stating: “The town itself is not easy on the eye. It makes Slough comparable to the Playboy tax exile haven of Monaco.” Slough itself, an ever-present on the list, came in at fourth place this year.
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Meanwhile London has a number of areas on the list in 2023, with Kensington and Chelsea named the city’s ‘worst’ place to live based on votes, coming in at 15th place overall. Croydon sits in 19th place as London’s second ‘worst’ place to live.
Barking and Dagenham and Hounslow also made the dubious rankings. Below is the full list of the 50 worst places to live in England according to iLiveHere.
50. NORTHAMPTON
49. IPSWICH
48. HULL
47. CANTERBURY
46. JAYWICK
45. DONCASTER
44. WIGAN
43. MANCHESTER
42. STEVENAGE
41. YORK
40. HOUNSLOW
39. CHATHAM
38. HARLOW
37. WISBECH
36. BOSTON
35. MILTON KEYNES
34. BOLTON
33. WOLVERHAMTON
32. POOLE
31. ABINGDON
30. GRIMSBY
29. BARKING & DAGENHAM
28. STOKE-ON-TRENT
27. SUNDERLAND
26. PLYMOUTH
25. MIDDLESBROUGH
24. CRAWLEY
23. BLACKPOOL
22. SOUTHAMPTON
21. READING
20. CHESHUNT
19. CROYDON
18. OXFORD
17. COVENTRY
16. LIVERPOOL
15. KENSINGTON & CHELSEA
14. BIRMINGHAM
13. HENLEY-ON-THAMES
12. READING
11. HIGH WYCOMBE
10. BRADFORD
9. BOURNEMOUTH
8. SWINDON
7. ANDOVER
6. ALDERSHOT
5. AYLESBURY
4. SLOUGH
3. PORTSMOUTH
2. PETERBOROUGH
1. LUTON
What do you think of the rankings? Are there any places missing from the list, or any places you think shouldn’t be there? Let us know in the comments.
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