LOOKING for a pick-me-up? The happiest places to live across Hampshire have now been revealed.
New data from the Office for National Statistics looking at personal wellbeing has shown the happiest and unhappiest areas across the county.
As part of a nationwide survey that quizzed 150,000 people, ONS has broken down the average ratings of four factors: life satisfaction, the feeling that the things are worthwhile, happiness and anxiety.
The latest data which covers between April 2019 and March 2020 shows that Southampton is the joint tenth happiest place to live in the county, with an average happiness score of 7.3.
Eastleigh and Winchester are the unhappiest areas with an average score of seven for both areas, but Havant took the top spot with an average rating of 7.9 from its residents.
Below, the Daily Echo has collected the data from all 14 areas in the county, ranking them from happiest to unhappiest.
1. Havant
Happiness: 7.9
Life Satisfaction: 7.9
Worthwhile: 8.2
Anxiety: 2.2
2. Rushmoor
Happiness: 7.8
Life Satisfaction: 7.6
Worthwhile: 7.9
Anxiety: 2.8
3. Test Valley
Happiness: 7.7
Life Satisfaction: 7.7
Worthwhile: 7.7
Anxiety: 2.8
3. East Hampshire
Happiness: 7.7
Life Satisfaction: 7.8
Worthwhile: 8.1
Anxiety: 3.1
3. Hart
Happiness: 7.7
Life Satisfaction: 7.8
Worthwhile: 7.8
Anxiety: 3.9
6. Portsmouth
Happiness: 7.6
Life Satisfaction: 7.7
Worthwhile: 7.8
Anxiety: 3
7. Isle of Wight
Happiness: 7.5
Life Satisfaction: 7.6
Worthwhile: 7.9
Anxiety: 3.3
7. New Forest
Happiness: 7.5
Life Satisfaction: 7.8
Worthwhile: 8.1
Anxiety: 3.3
9. Basingstoke and Dean
Happiness: 7.4
Life Satisfaction: 7.6
Worthwhile: 7.9
Anxiety: 3.2
10. Southampton
Happiness: 7.3
Life Satisfaction: 7.6
Worthwhile: 7.6
Anxiety: 3
10. Gosport
Happiness: 7.3
Life Satisfaction: 7.3
Worthwhile: 7.7
Anxiety: 3.4
12. Fareham
Happiness: 7.2
Life Satisfaction: 7.8
Worthwhile: 7.9
Anxiety: 3
13. Eastleigh
Happiness: 7
Life Satisfaction: 7.8
Worthwhile: 7.9
Anxiety: 3.4
13. Winchester
Happiness: 7
Life Satisfaction: 7.5
Worthwhile: 7.8
Anxiety: 3.6
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