Slough has been called the ugliest town to live in (Image: Getty)
An unsurprising video labels a town in Berkshire as being the ugliest to exist in the UK. user listed the five of the ugliest towns as being the “least desirable” to live in.
Lowestoft in Suffolk’s decline in its fishing industry and seaside resort has owed to this region’s decline and it ranking of fifth spot on the list. Fourth went to Cumbernauld in with the third ugliest UK town being Telford in Shropshire.
The second ugliest town is Merthyr Tydfil in and the number one spot, crowned the ugliest town in the UK, went to Slough. Slough has long-been a running joke as being one of the most miserable towns in the UK.
The area has taken its fair share of digs over the years thanks in part to the popular TV series, The Office.
The Office, which was set in Slough, depicted the area as a dreary English town with its opening credits showing it as cloudy, boring and miserable – an image that has not been shaken since.
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A lackluster high street and a lack of stunning architecture owes to Slough’s bad reputation (Image: Getty)
The area has been dubbed a ‘brutalist concrete jungle’ with an anonymous 2022 review also placing it ninth in ilivehere.com’s website for the top 50 Worst Places to Live in England.
The area is said to significantly lack in stunning architecture with a dismal high street and previously bankrupt council owing to its shabby feel.
However, Slough has benefitted from hundreds of millions of investment over the years with Queensmere centre and the Lexicon shopping centre being some examples of the area’s significant improvements.
As such, Slough has now been dubbed one of the nation’s hotspots for first-time buyers, according to an analysis from Halifax.
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The bank found Slough to be the second best place after Reading, accounting for the biggest proportion of home sales for first-time buyers with an average property price sitting at £322,961.
”With good rail connections into London, including via the Elizabeth line, Slough is an attractive option for professionals looking to commute, and for growing families after more space outside of the capital,” said Halifax.
In a , Kate Pratt, 51, echoed the praises of Slough. The acting head of communications for Slough Borough Council, who has also lived in the area for 24 years with her partner, spoke of how they’ve ‘very happily lived in Slough for over twenty years’ with ‘many more friends joining them in this brilliant location.’
Mrs Jones said: “Friends had moved to Slough, so I used this as an opportunity to sell the idea and location to my partner and he couldn’t believe we were arriving from Paddington in less than 20 minutes.
“We were equally amazed at what we were able to buy compared to house prices in London and soon enough we were opening the door – and the fizz – and celebrating owning our first home.