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Brighton tops 'happiest homes' poll
12:01am Friday 30th May 2008
Comments (16)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.
Cardiff 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.
Charlotte Barrow, from VisitBrighton.com, said: "We're not surprised to hear that Brighton has the happiest homes.
"We have all the benefits of living in a city - such as the culture, shopping, restaurants and nightlife - with the added bonus of being by the sea which keeps us relaxed and calm.
"Also, as Brighton is a compact place, people generally walk around. This means they get to know their neighbours, adding to the friendly and welcoming atmosphere of the city."
Research conducted by Tickbox in association with the Happiness Project questioned 1,273 people across the UK between May 7, 2008 and May 12.
Is Brighton the happiest place to live in the UK? Tell us what you think below.
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Happy Harry, Hove says...
5:30am Fri 30 May 08
clive, brighton says...
9:08am Fri 30 May 08
E. Nunciate, Brighton says...
9:41am Fri 30 May 08
clive wrote:Bet a lot of them can spell 'they're' though.
94% of people have a happy home???? Have you ever walked around Brighton? Loads and loads of people dont even have a place to call home. All the chavs from london come and buy all the houses so people cant even afford a home in their own city. Ask these people, I bet there not happy!
Andrew, Patcham says...
9:47am Fri 30 May 08
Cardiff was the happiest place in Wales
Given that Cardiff was the only place in Wales involved in the study, I'm guessing that this didn't come as a shock to those geniuses at O2 Broadband.
dan, da heath says...
9:55am Fri 30 May 08
E. Nunciate wrote:oh dear lol
clive wrote: 94% of people have a happy home???? Have you ever walked around Brighton? Loads and loads of people dont even have a place to call home. All the chavs from london come and buy all the houses so people cant even afford a home in their own city. Ask these people, I bet there not happy!Bet a lot of them can spell \\\\\\\'they\\\\\\\'re\\\\\\\' though.
JJPinGlos, Over the hill and far away says...
10:29am Fri 30 May 08
Nick, Brighton says...
11:43am Fri 30 May 08
clive wrote:Clive that's 94% of the people sampled not 94% of the population as a whole.
94% of people have a happy home???? Have you ever walked around Brighton? Loads and loads of people dont even have a place to call home. All the chavs from london come and buy all the houses so people cant even afford a home in their own city. Ask these people, I bet there not happy!
i don't have any figures to hand as they probably don't exist but the notion that most houses in Brighton and Hove go to Londoner's is probably a misconcepton.
I am quite happy here, so is practically everybody I know. And I can only think of a couple of people I know who have relocated from London.
Coralie, Brighton says...
11:54am Fri 30 May 08
James, Brighton says...
11:58am Fri 30 May 08
Seasider 1, Brighton says...
1:16pm Fri 30 May 08
Nick, Brighton says...
1:51pm Fri 30 May 08
James wrote:I'm so happy I might go pearl diving off Palace Pier.
It's a shame that none of our representatives is prepared to speak out about City Colleges proposal to waste our money on pointless schemes (on top of the very, very generous wages drawn by management.
Yeehaa!
S, Sussex says...
2:00pm Fri 30 May 08
Tboii, brighton says...
2:00pm Fri 30 May 08
Robin, Brighton born and bred says...
5:23pm Fri 30 May 08
clive wrote:"All the Chavs come from London to buy all the houses so locals cant afford them???"
94% of people have a happy home???? Have you ever walked around Brighton? Loads and loads of people dont even have a place to call home. All the chavs from london come and buy all the houses so people cant even afford a home in their own city. Ask these people, I bet there not happy!
DO THEY??????????
You've been reading the 'Morning Star' again Clive! Total rubbish. Firstly, Chavs worry about buying new trackies and trainers, lager, drugs, and pay as you go mobile phone top ups. The LAST thing on their mind is buying property!!!! How do you get a flippin mortgage when you've got no job, four pregnant girl friends, got a criminal record, the IQ of a total dimwit, and you live on benefit!!!!
All these rumours about Londoners (of any sort) buying up property in Brighton, are put about by people on low wages, who probably couldnt afford to buy property anywhere (except maybe the worst parts of Liverpool), let alone at a popular SE seaside resort.
Obviously people have moved from other cities to live in Brighton, in the same way as I moved from Brighton to live in Northampton for a number of years, because of my job. And as London is many times bigger (30 miles from one side to the other) than any city in the UK, by the law of averages more people WILL have moved from London to live here than from any other single city! But my friend has just moved from Brighton to London to work - so what does that prove!
Sadly, just because you may be born in a particularly city, it doesnt follow that you have first choice of all the property!
Only a question Clive - but are you one of the many people in Brighton that thinks Brighton Council owes them a living, perhaps somewhere to live, perhaps free everything? Maybe you are not one of those, but you do sound extremely jealous.
nico rijnders, Sydney St says...
1:03pm Sun 1 Jun 08
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Ollie, Brighton says...
1:47am Fri 30 May 08
WHAT AN UTTER LOAD OF MARKETING RUBBISH BY A FIRM THAT OFFERS ONE OF THE WORST BROADBAND SERVICES AROUND
I will say however, that Im very happy living in Brighton, but its certainly not because of having an O2 Broadband connection, because I havent, and am not likely to.