Torridge, in north Devon, Pendle in Lancashire and Lichfield in Staffordshire were among the towns ranked highest when a survey by the Office for National Statistics asked people how 'happy' they felt, while Redditch in Worcestershire and Tunbridge Wells, Kent, were among the lowest.
Colchester ranked as the lowest in terms of 'happiness' in the ONS survey, with an average happiness of 6.8 out of 10.
But happiness seems to be the most challenging catch in the Worcestershire town, which had an average happiness of 6.8 out of 10.Perhaps a surprise inclusion, considering Royal Tunbridge Wells was voted by Which? to be Kent's best town to live in only last year, but the town scored an average rating of 6.9 out of 10.
But the city ranked joint third from bottom on the happiness survey, with an average rating of 6.9 out of 10.One of London's most central districts, Lambeth includes Oval, Brixton, Streatham and parts of Clapham, among other areas. The area is popular with tourists and, according to the ONS survey, its residents too, with an average rating of 8.2 out of 10.The Lancashire town of Pendle is infamous as the site of the Pendle Witch Trials in the 17th century, which saw 11 people tried for witchcraft.
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