Lancashire is pretty relaxed according to new data
New research has revealed Burnley is the UK's least anxious place
Last updated 29th Apr 2021
New research has revealed that people living in Lancashire are pretty relaxed - even in the midst of a pandemic!
The study, by IVA Advice (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iva-advice.co%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cgrace.marner%40bauermedia.co.uk%7C2627d75d391c4e8f10e208d90af11a3a%7C0e79f3f34eeb48ed815e2876c379e863%7C0%7C0%7C637552852901994002%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=JKNEOPy3RXA%2F4UPWMs%2BwwcSMu6zq%2FZ0tHYu%2BCgbWjgY%3D&reserved=0
Burnley has come in the top stop as the UK’s least anxious place.
The borough scored an anxiety rating of just 1.99 out of 10 and saw a massive 50.8% drop in anxiety between 2018-19 to 2019-20, despite the start of the Coronavirus pandemic in Britain.
Close behind in the ranking at number two was Fylde, after 10% decrease compared to previous year.
Their anxiety rating was just 2 out of 10 and it also dropped in anxiety compared to the previous year, despite the stress-induced build up to lockdown in March 2020.
Fylde is well below the national average anxiety rating for the whole of the UK, which comes to 3.02 out of 10. That is a 7% increase on the figure for 2018/19, which was 2.81. This is the first time that the average anxiety rating has risen above 3 since 2011/12.
Overall 73% of all the UK’s surveyed areas rose in anxiety in the, while 25% percent of UK areas surveyed dropped in anxiety,
The UK’s most anxious list is topped by Castle Point, South Essex. The town has a 3.95 out of 10 anxiety rating, which pushes it well above the rest of the country. With an anxiety surge of 35.7% since 2018-19, Castle Point is also the third highest area for increased anxiety.
A spokesperson at IVA Advice said:
“It’s very interesting to see the varying anxiety levels across different parts of the UK, especially as these figures reflect the very start of pandemic in March 2020.
"There’s a clear trend that shows, despite the understandable rise in anxiety in many places across the UK, anxiety fell significantly in several areas just before lockdown”.