Revealed: The most (and least) stressful places to live in Britain

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Hatty Collier2 July 2018

Brighton has been named as the most stressful place to live in Britain, according to a new study.

The seaside city has the most stressed out residents, according to new research carried out by the LABC Warranty.

Researchers used the Office for National Statistics’ Measuring National Well-being index as a benchmark for the study and then factored in local pay levels, house prices and average commuting times.

The ONS report rates places for anxiety levels and life satisfaction.

London was the third most stressful place to live
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Leicester was named as the next most stressful city after Brighton, followed by London.

Most stressful places to live

1. Brighton
2. Leicester
3. London
4. York
5. Reading
6. Cambridge
7. Oxford 
8. Manchester 
9. Plymouth
10. Glasgow

The least stressful places to live were Coventry, Derby and Aberdeen, according to researchers.

Coventry was one of the least stressful places to live in Britain
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Chartered psychologist Dr Rick Morris told the Daily Mail that recent studies had found that well-being is made up of five elements – financial, career, relationship, physical health and community.

He explained that London and Brighton were likely to be the most stressful places to live because of the “cost of living, house prices and community”.

A general view of Aberdeen harbour
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Dr Morris told the newspaper that the financial side of well-being is less about how much people earn and more to do with whether their salary is enough for a comfortable lifestyle without “too many money worries”.

Least stressful places to live

1. Derby
2. Aberdeen 
3. Coventry
4. Edinburgh
5. Cardiff
6. Sheffield
7. Milton Keynes
8. Southampton
9. Norwich
10. Leeds  

He said this explained why Coventry and Derby were considered the least stressful places to live.

Manchester city skyline
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Other big cities including Manchester and Glasgow were listed in the top 10 most stressful place to live, as were prestigious university cities including Oxford and Cambridge.

Researchers said Liverpool was found to be the city with the highest levels of anxiety.

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