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    LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION: BEST & WORST LIVE

    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
     Crime & binge drinking - Boro's got it 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

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