The worst places to live in the UK.

No surprises really....

It seems the place not to be in the UK is Middlesbrough, after the city topped a poll of the worst places to live.

The city has been given the undesirable title because of high crime levels, severe drug and health problems, and poor education results.

Researchers ranked the best and worst UK places for the Channel 4 show Location, Location, Location.

Hull is second in the list, followed by the borough of Newham in east London.

A quarter of the Top 20 worst places are made up of London local boroughs, while Scotland and Northern Ireland do not feature at all.

The best place to live will be announced on Location, Location, Location on Wednesday.

The independent survey was based on data from bodies including local authorities, the Home Office and the Office For National Statistics.

Here is the Top 20 worst list:

1. Middlesbrough - North East2. Hull - Humberside3. Newham - East London4. Nottingham - East Midlands5. Merthyr Tydfil - South Wales6. North East Lincolnshire - Eastern England7. Islington - North London8. Blaenau Gwent - South Wales9. Mansfield - East Midlands10. Knowsley - Merseyside11. Blackpool - North West12. Hackney - East London13. Stoke-on-Trent - Staffordshire14. Barking and Dagenham - East London15. Doncaster - South Yorkshire16. Cannock Chase - Staffordshire17. Manchester - North West18. Haringey - North London19. Burnley - Lancashire20. Hartlepool - North East