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Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp, Presenters of Channel 4 Show the Best and Worst Places to Live 2007
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20 Worst Places to Live 2007
Based on our criteria of crime, education, environment, lifestyle, healthcare and employment, these are the 20 UK boroughs deemed the worst places to live in the UK 2007.

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20 Worst Places to Live 2007
1. Middlesbrough
Smog, crime, binge drinking - Boro's got them all in excess		 Middlesbrough - the Worst Place to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Kingston Upon Hull - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 2. Kingston upon Hull
Poor police force and rocketing crime rates
3. Newham
Desperate for the Olympic revamp to begin		 Newham - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Nottingham - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 4. Nottingham
Loads of good aspects but crime lets it down
5. Merthyr Tydfil
A shadow of its former industrial glories		 Merthyr Tydfil - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
North East Lincolnshire - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 6. North East Lincolnshire
Grimsby's name says it all
7. Islington
Drugs and other crimes are the thorn in Islington's side		 Islington - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Blaenau Gwent - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 8. Blaenau Gwent
Bad job prospects & a distinct lack of culture
9. Mansfield
Bad exam results coupled with dire health levels		 Mansfield - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Knowsley - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 10. Knowsley
Smoker's paradise dependent on the benefit system
11. Blackpool
Fun for tourists, but a truly awful place to live		 Blackpool - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Hackney - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 12. Hackney
Last year's loser sees much improvement
13. Stoke-on-Trent
Pottery meets poverty in North Staffordshire		 Stoke On Trent - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Barking and Dagenham - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 14. Barking & Dagenham
Low wages and poor healthcare condemns B&D
15. Doncaster
Poor education results but investment should bring improvement		 Doncaster - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Cannock Chase - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 16. Cannock Chase
Outstanding beauty but a lack of job opportunities
17. Manchester
Great city but crime and weather drag it down		 Manchester - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Haringey - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 18. Haringey
Low life expectancy and astronomical robbery stats
19. Burnley
A quarter of kids live in poverty		 Burnley - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp
Hartlepool - one of the Worst Places to Live in the UK According to Channel 4's Property Survey for Location, Location, Location with Phil Spencer & Kirstie Allsopp 20. Hartlepool
Violent crime problems and a lack of cultural activity