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Thursday, August 28, 2008, 09:25
Powys tops a list of 273 districts, with Edinburgh apparently the most miserable place in Britain.
Eight of the top 10 districts with the highest levels of wellbeing are in Scotland or the north of England.
Cheltenham and the Cotswolds came in at a lowly 164, below the likes of Milton Keynes, Chelmsford and Luton.
Gloucester and Tewkesbury come in at 242 out of 273.
But the team from the Universities of Sheffield and Manchester stress that happiness is more a product of personal circumstances than physical location.
Using data from the British Household Panel Survey, where people were asked about their sense of wellbeing, the researchers were able to draw up a map of happiness down to district level across England, Scotland and Wales.
After adding in factors such as employment, health and educational qualifications, the team found that Brecknock, Montgomery and Radnor in Powys was the happiest place.
Manchester came second, followed by West Lothian. Macclesfield, Nottingham and Falkirk were all in the top 10.
But should Gloucestershire rank in the happiest places in the UK - or are we as miserable as Edinburgh residents?
And where are you most happy? Is it in the UK, in Gloucestershire, or as far from work as possible?
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