Uddingston – home of the famous Tunnock’s teacake – is the happiest place to live in Lanarkshire, according to a new survey.
The popular town was the highest rated location in the county in a list of the 75 happiest places.
In second place in the county was Bothwell, Strathaven was third, East Kilbride was fourth and Lanark was fifth.
Locations were ranked according to the beauty of the surroundings and green spaces, provision of good state schools and affordable housing, as well as access to quality pubs, restaurants, independent shops and cultural attractions.
Uddingston is known for being desirable, family-friendly, and having strong community spirit.
Dalziel High School and Holy Cross High School are consistently ranked highly for secondary education, while primary options like Aitkenhead Primary and St Timothy’s Primary have strong ratings on School Guide.
Excellent pubs include Molly Malone’s and The Rolling Barrell
Online store Furniturebox polled 5,000 people, with panels in each big town, city and county including Lanarkshire
A Furniturebox spokesperson said: “Uddingston is the happiest place to live in Lanarkshire.
“All 75 places on the list would have been worthy winners and show why the UK is such a wonderful place to live, loved by visitors from all over the world.
“Most of the locations in the top 75 are not the most affluent in their localities and have access to some affordable housing including Uddingston which is very popular with families.
“The survey shows that the happiest places are not defined by wealth but by the quality of life within them.”
Furniturebox provides a choice of premium furniture representing value, quality and style with the very best contemporary and modern designs.
It guarantees next day delivery to nearly all addresses throughout the UK if the order is placed by 8pm the previous day.
Furniturebox was founded by former school friends Monty George and Dan Beckles, both aged 27, ten years ago and is already a rival to Dunelm, Habitat and Ikea as one of the UK’s leading furniture brands.
George and Beckles are part of a new breed of ‘Gen Z entrepreneurs’ creating ecommerce businesses worth millions.
Find out the full list of the UK’s 75 happiest places in Furniturebox’s guide.
