Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Mar 25th 2006, 9:26 am
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Re: Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Originally Posted by Angelap
What a load of poo!!
Where was Bradford on this list? What a dire spot .....and anyone been to Rochdale & Oldham lately?? Goole?? or that stinking chemical factory near Bolsover.? I reckon this list needs a radical overhaul !!!
Where was Bradford on this list? What a dire spot .....and anyone been to Rochdale & Oldham lately?? Goole?? or that stinking chemical factory near Bolsover.? I reckon this list needs a radical overhaul !!!
Mar 28th 2006, 8:15 pm
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Re: Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Originally Posted by Lizzi
Aldeburgh crap? It's a poo list imo.
town like Aldeburgh, with somewhere much more built up, like Reading ?
Mar 28th 2006, 9:10 pm
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Re: Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Originally Posted by Crispyuk88
I bought this book for a quid at a book shop a mate of mine worked for; only because his boss said she would chuck me out if I didn't buy anything! 
I made a thread on this as I am interested to think what people of the results and if they have anything to say about them. Despite living in England for 15 years, I can honestly say even though I know I've been to some of these towns, I can't for the life of me remember what they were like.
All of the below are extracts from the book - not related to me in any way shape or form!
Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Listed in Reverse order, crappest town being #1.
50. St Albans
49. Hinchley Wood
48. Widnes
47. Barrow-in-Furness
46. Skelmersdale
45. Yate
44. Bridgwater
43. Alresford
42. Slough
41. Dagenham
40. Keighley
39. Hastings
38. Huntington
37. Maghull
36. Reading
35. Billingham
34. Newport
33. South Woodham Ferrers
32. Dover
31. Oxford
30. Peterhead
29. Tintern
28. Mirfield
27. Horsham
26. Hayling Island
25. Ipswich
24. Leiston
23. Aldeburgh
22. Brighton
21. Ascot
20. Didcot
19. Wolverhampton
18 Peterborough
17. London
16. Islington
15. Croydon
14. St John's Wood
13. Crouch End
12. Stockport
11. Portsmouth
10. Hackney
9. Basingstoke
8. Beshill-on-sea
7. St andrews
6. Liverpool
5. Winchester
4. Hythe
3. Morecambe
2. Cumbernauld
1. Hull
The Results looked to be based off a couple things:
Population
Unemployment Rate
Violent Crime Rate
% Achieving 5+ GCSE grades A-C
Discuss
I made a thread on this as I am interested to think what people of the results and if they have anything to say about them. Despite living in England for 15 years, I can honestly say even though I know I've been to some of these towns, I can't for the life of me remember what they were like.
All of the below are extracts from the book - not related to me in any way shape or form!
Crap Towns: The 50 Worst Places To Live In The UK
Listed in Reverse order, crappest town being #1.
50. St Albans
49. Hinchley Wood
48. Widnes
47. Barrow-in-Furness
46. Skelmersdale
45. Yate
44. Bridgwater
43. Alresford
42. Slough
41. Dagenham
40. Keighley
39. Hastings
38. Huntington
37. Maghull
36. Reading
35. Billingham
34. Newport
33. South Woodham Ferrers
32. Dover
31. Oxford
30. Peterhead
29. Tintern
28. Mirfield
27. Horsham
26. Hayling Island
25. Ipswich
24. Leiston
23. Aldeburgh
22. Brighton
21. Ascot
20. Didcot
19. Wolverhampton
18 Peterborough
17. London
16. Islington
15. Croydon
14. St John's Wood
13. Crouch End
12. Stockport
11. Portsmouth
10. Hackney
9. Basingstoke
8. Beshill-on-sea
7. St andrews
6. Liverpool
5. Winchester
4. Hythe
3. Morecambe
2. Cumbernauld
1. Hull
The Results looked to be based off a couple things:
Population
Unemployment Rate
Violent Crime Rate
% Achieving 5+ GCSE grades A-C
Discuss
