The 20 most 'miserable' places to live in UK revealed as Scottish areas feature in list

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It's the largest city in Scotland, with vibrant nightlife and a booming food scene.But now Glasgow has a new claim to fame after being being voted Scotland's most 'miserable' place to live in a new poll.Glasgow City came in at ninth place in a UK survey on personal wellbeing by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), which each year asks respondents for a rating of ten alongside their sense of life satisfaction, how worthwhile they feel, and levels of anxiety.The next most unhappy location in Scotland was City of Edinburgh, which came in at number 12 on the nationwide list.

Perhaps a surprise inclusion on this year's list, the Scottish capital ranked below Liverpool and Greenwich.South Lanarkshire meanwhile ranked at number 20 for happiness.The most unhappy place to live in the UK is Colchester, with residents reporting an average happiness score of 6.8, some way below the UK's average happiness rating of 7.45.While most places in the UK reported an uptick in general personal wellbeing in the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic, Colchester was one of the few local authorities to see a reported decline compared with 12 months before.The ONS said average rates of overall wellbeing had improved between September 2021 - March 2022, but had still not returned to levels recorded before the Coronavirus pandemic.1.

Colchester2. Redditch3. Norwich4. Tunbridge Wells5. Lambeth6. Mid Sussex7. Mansfield8. Craven9. Glasgow City10. Epsom and Ewell11.

Rhondda Cynon Taf / Rhondda Cynon Taf12. Crawley13. Sunderland13. Stevenage14. City of Edinburgh15. Greenwich16. Malvern Hills17.