A controversial list has been released of the 'worst places to live in England', with a town in the south-east of the country taking out the top - or bottom - spot.
The annual survey saw 105,598 readers vote for the worst places/towns to live in England, with some locals also offering an insight on what it's really like to live there.
This year the poll, compiled by iLivehere, found a new 'winner' as Luton managed to rise in unpopularity from No. 3 to take the crown as England's 'worst place'.
Giving their thoughts on the Bedfordshire town, one local described it as "not easy on the eye", while another said it made "Slough comparable to the 'Playboy tax haven of Monaco'."
Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, which was named the worst place to live in 2022, slid down several spots to number five, while Huddersfield, which last year took second place, was curiously left off the list.
Reading was ranked on the list twice - in 21st place as well as in 12th place - either as a mistake or as a mark of its unpopularity.
Coming in second place was Peterborough, followed by Portsmouth, then Slough in fourth place ahead of Aylesbury.
One voter commented that "Portsmouth was an island and I bet people are wondering why they connected it to the mainland and didn't just let it drift away".
Thanks to the narrow Portsea Creek separating Portsmouth from the mainland, the city is in fact the UK's only island city.
Moving down past the top five, Aldershot was ranked England's sixth worst place to live.
"From the Burger King carpark sound off to the 'designer' outlet stores, this place really oozes chav from every concrete pore," one voter said.
In seventh place was Andover, while Swindon was only slightly more popular - coming in eight place.
Taking out ninth spot was Bournemouth, with one person having commented: "If you come from anywhere inland, expecting a pleasant, sunny day at the beach, then you're a fool".
Capping off the top ten was Bradford, which someone had described as: "The land of dreams, if you dream of takeaways and pound shops".
One faithful Lutonian has spoken out in support of the town after the list was published, defending it as a "vibrant, diverse town".
Linsey Sweet, chair of Love Luton, said the town had "award winning parks" and "fabulous communities" who supported one another as well as businesses that provided a wide variety of jobs.
"It has great schools, amazing colleges and an outstanding university, there is plenty to Love about Luton. #
"We would very much welcome the organisers of the poll to come for a visit to see just how great Luton is," she added.
The list, from the place voted the 50th 'worst place to live' to the top 'worst place to live', is as follows:
50. Northampton
49. Ipswich
48. Hull
47. Canterbury
46. Jaywick
45. Doncaster
44. Wigan
43. Manchester
42. Stevenage
41. York
40. Hounslow
39. Chatham
38. Harlow
37. Wisbech
36. Boston
35. Milton Keynes
34. Bolton
33. Wolverhampton
32. Poole
31. Abingdon
30. Grimsby
29. Barking & Dagenham
28. Stoke-on-Trent
27. Sunderland
26. Plymouth
25. Middlesbrough
24. Crawley
23. Blackpool
22. Southampton
21. Reading
20. Cheshunt
19. Croydon
18. Oxford
17. Coventry
16. Liverpool
15. Kensington & Chelsea
14. Birmingham
13. Henley-on-Thames
12. Reading
11. High Wycombe
10. Bradford
9. Bournemouth
8. Swindon
7. Andover
6. Aldershot
5. Aylesbury
4. Slough
3. Portsmouth
2. Peterborough
1. Luton
