Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire has been voted the worst place to live in England, scoring 25% more votes than runner-up Huddersfield in an annual poll. Luton, Liverpool and previous winner Peterborough made up the top five. Rotherham, Stoke-on-Trent, Nottingham, Rochdale, Doncaster and Keighley were in the top six last year, but managed to escape the top 10 this time.
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