Brighton happiest place to live

Brighton is the happiest place to live in the UK, according to a survey published today.

A poll found almost 94% of people living in the city have a happy home, compared to a national average of 85%.

Belfast came bottom of a list of 16 places featured in the study, with just over 70% of people living there saying their humble abode was happy.

advertisementCardiff was the happiest place in Wales and fourth in the UK with 90.2%, while Edinburgh was the top place in Scotland with a happiness rating of just over 91%.

The study, commissioned by O2 Home Broadband to support its Happy Homes campaign, claimed there are seven key factors to having a happy home.

These included living in Brighton, being aged 45 or over, being married, having two or more children, earning between £25,000 and £34,000 a year, having friendly neighbours and a broadband link.

 

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