How happy is YOUR town? This clever map reveals the cheeriest places to live in Britain

THIS map reveals the happiest places to live in the UK.

Brits have been asked to rate their well-being and life satisfaction, with some parts of the country producing happier residents than others.

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The by asking residents four questions to determine if they are happy.

People were quizzed on how satisfied they are are with their life, to what extent they feel the things they do in their life are worthwhile, how happy they felt yesterday and how anxious they felt yesterday?

To answer, those in the survey had to give a personal score out of 10.

Overall the UK scored 7.7 out of 10 for life satisfaction, 7.9 out of 10 for feeling worthwhile, 7.5 out of 10 for happiness yesterday and 2.9 out of 10 for feeling anxious yesterday.

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Rushmoor in Hampshire came out as the happiest place to live, with the people living there scoring it 8.34 out of 10.

Whereas those living in Fenland in Cambridgeshire are less enthusiastic about their life there, scoring their happiness level at 6.7 out of 10.

Copeland in Cumbria is second ranked in the happiest places in the UK, with a score of 8.24 out of 10.

But exclusive Kensington and Chelsea, one of the UK's wealthiest areas, scored low and came in as the second unhappiest place to live.

Northern Ireland saw the highest average life satisfaction and happiness ratings when compared with Wales, Scotland and England.

And people in London reported a lower average sense that things they do in life are worthwhile.

It was also found women reported a higher level of anxiety than man.

Silvia Manclossi, Head of Quality of Life Team, Office for National Statistics said: “An important part of our work is looking beyond the economic health of the country to how its people are faring and inequalities in society.

"Today, for the first time, we have identified how factors such as health, access to services, and crime levels may affect how people rate their well-being in different parts of the UK.

"This can help local authorities and other organisations to better understand where services could be targeted to help improve the well-being of people in their area.”

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He said earlier in the year: "There is a growing recognition that how we are doing as a nation is at least as much about people’s well-being as it is about the country’s economic health.

"Today’s analysis shows the strengths and challenges of different age groups in society.

"These insights can help target services where they are most needed and can have the best impact."