Isles of Scilly named friendliest place in England - and Barking least friendly
A new survey has identified the Isles of Scilly as the friendliest place in England, while Barking and Dagenham ranked as the least friendly. The findings are part of a broader study aimed at addressing social disconnection and division across the UK.
Why it matters
The study provides data for the Independent Commission on Community and Cohesion to address rising social tensions and community fragmentation in Britain.
St Agnes Island, Isles of Scilly. The survey’s findings will feed into a report aimed at confronting social disconnection and division in Britain. St Agnes Island, Isles of Scilly. The survey’s findings will feed into a report aimed at confronting social disconnection and division in Britain. England Isles of Scilly named friendliest place in England – and Barking least friendly Rankings based on community life survey put two Devon districts in top five and Stoke and Ipswich near bottom
Prefer the Guardian on Google The Isles of Scilly have been named as the friendliest place in England as part of a major study into social division across Britain.
Scilly was followed by South Hams in south Devon, West Devon, Derbyshire Dales and Richmond upon Thames.
The area named the least friendly in England was Barking and Dagenham. The remaining areas in the bottom five were Stoke-on-Trent, Ashfield, Mansfield and Ipswich.
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