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"The place I love has gone downhill": The Greater Manchester town that's been dubbed one of Britain's 'unhappiest'

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A Greater Manchester town has been dubbed one of the unhappiest places to live in Britain. Oldham came in at 13th when ranked in the the most miserable areas to live in the UK – making it the saddest borough in our county.

The figures were revealed in Rightmove’s latest Happy at Home index, which asked 26,000 residents how they feel about living in their area. Try MEN Premium now for FREE...

just click here to give it a go. Rating the happiest places nationally, Richmond upon Thames in southwest London came out on top while Hillingdon in west London was right at the other end of the cheery scale.

In Greater Manchester, Altrincham topped the charts as the most joyful followed by Bury and Stockport. The results showed the most important contributors towards happiness were a feeling of pride, belonging and community.

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