It may be the proud home of David Brent, but new research suggests Slough is the most miserable place to live in the UK. Located within a 20-minute train ride from central London and boasting Europe's largest trading estate, the Berkshire town gained the unwanted title in a happiness study carried out by property website Rightmove.
![[MailOnline spoke to locals on a rainy day on Slough high street]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/06/10/92867773-14162455-image-m-23_1733481826748.jpg)
Slough landed at the bottom of their 2024 happiness index – a list of 220 locations across the UK - after 35,000 people were asked about their sense of pride in the area they live. MailOnline went to speak to locals and found that many agreed with the findings, with one claiming there were 'gangs, homeless people and drugs' everywhere in the town.
![[Howard Robinson, 63, who has lived in Slough for 25 years, said: 'Slough was built as an industrial town so all the people who live here probably came from miles away, so it's devoid of friendliness']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/06/10/92867751-14162455-image-m-47_1733482026959.jpg)
The scene described is a far cry from that found in the leafy green south-west London borough of Richmond, located just under 20 miles away, which was named Britain's happiest place to live. As well as speaking to residents in Richmond, MailOnline also went out to speak to locals in some of the happiest areas, including Woodbridge in Suffolk, Hexham in Northumberland and Sevenoaks in Kent.
![[Slough was heavily bombed in World War Two, making it a hotspot for widely hated post-war architecture]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/06/10/92867785-14162455-image-m-33_1733481934946.jpg)
And to strike a balance, those living in Bradford were quizzed on their experience living in the west Yorkshire town - after it was revealed to be the second most miserable place to live in the country. Slough (most miserable place to live in Britain). Richard, 57, (left) who works as a rubbish collector, said Slough needed more investment and more police officers. Meanwhile, Alex, 17, (right) agreed that it was the most miserable place to live in Britain.
![[Resident Shelly Carvill said Woodbridge was a 'delightful place to live']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/05/23/92853875-14162455-image-a-27_1733442418878.jpg)
