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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Scottish town named UK's unluckiest place to live
Read on to discover where Scotland's luckiest spot is located OUT OF LUCK Scottish town named UK's unluckiest place to live Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) A SCOTTISH town has been named as the UK's unluckiest place to live, new research reveals. A new study has compiled data including lottery wins, sunshine, tax rises, and flat tyre searches to find the unfortunate spot. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 New research has found that a Scottish town is the UK's unluckiest place to live Credit: Alamy And it's bad news for locals living in Kirkwall, Orkney, according to the Daily Record. Google searches, researched by SlotMatrix, for flat tyres on the island town came out with the lowest overall score of just 28.5 out of 100. The average daily sunshine is thought to be just over three hours and the town was slapped with the second-highest council tax increase in the UK this year at a whopping 15 per cent. Orkney's capital also had no Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winners and a below-average number of lotto jackpot holders. The UK's most northerly town also had just 17 Postcode Lottery winners. A spokesperson for SlotMatrix said: 'It's fascinating to see how factors like sunshine, lottery wins, and even flat tyres can paint a picture of how lucky or unlucky different parts of the UK are. 'While luck means something different to everyone, Kirkwall's little sunshine, lack of Postcode Lottery wins and hefty increase in council tax really does stand out. "We hope this research sparks a bit of fun debate about which UK location is truly the luckiest.' Elsewhere, Glasgow was crowned as Scotland's luckiest location and ranked in 28th place with an overall score of 55. The country's biggest city boasts 158 Lotto millionaires and 1,004 Postcode Lottery winners. Inside the cat-inspired 'WW1 prison workout' that's loved by celebs and promises a 'new body in 30 days' And in another unlucky announcement, Kirkwall's annual bonfire and fireworks display was axed. The community event has been a November tradition for the past three decades. The decision was made after concerns were raised over its impact on local wildlife. Organisers called off the popular display at a community council meeting, as reported by BBC Scotland.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- General
- Daily Record
Scottish island town with just 3 hours of daily sunshine named UK's unluckiest place to live
A new study ranked 121 UK postcode areas by luck, using data on lottery wins, sunshine, tax rises, and flat tyre searches A new study has named the UK's 'unluckiest' place to live - and it's bad news for residents in one of our island's capitals. Locals living in Kirkwall in Orkney have the dubious honour of being the most unfortunate in Britain. Kirkwall, which was established by Viking settlers in the 11th Century, has officially been ranked bottom of the list in new research by SlotMatrix, which analysed 121 UK postcode areas using a variety of 'lucky' indicators. These included the number of lottery and game show winners, council tax rises, sunshine hours, and even Google searches for flat tyres. Kirkwall, which has a population of around 10,000 people, came out with the lowest overall score of just 28.5 out of 100. Kirkwall's average daily sunshine is just three hours and ten minutes, a full 52 minutes less than the UK average of four hours and two minutes. On top of that, the town has seen the second-highest council tax increase in the UK this year at a whopping 15 per cent, far above the national average of 5.7 per cent. When it comes to luck on the lottery, the town fared little better. Kirkwall had the fourth-lowest number of People's Postcode Lottery winners in the country, with only 60 locals taking home a prize. Scotland overall has performed well on the lottery front, with 692 National Lottery Millionaire winners and 3,859 people winning more than £50,000, placing it fifth and sixth, respectively, in those categories. But despite this, Kirkwall's individual stats dragged it down in the overall rankings. Orkney's capital also had no Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? winners, something that it has in common with the rest of the towns in the unluckiest list. Coming in just ahead of Kirkwall was Llandrindod Wells in Wales, ranked second-unluckiest with a score of 28.9. Despite having more sunshine than the UK average, the town only has 52 Postcode Lottery winners, and Wales as a whole trails behind in National Lottery success with just 2,698 winners. Third place went Lerwick in Shetland, with a score of 29.8 out of 100. It's the darkest place in the UK, which is unsurprising given its location far north of the mainland, with just three hours and five minutes of sunshine on average. The UK's most northerly town also had just 17 Postcode Lottery winners, the second-lowest in the country. But the fact that the latest council tax rise was 10 per cent ensured it didn't drop below its Orcadian neighbour in the rankings. Belfast ranked fourth with a score of 31.5, partly due to the fact that the Postcode Lottery is not available in Northern Ireland. The nation also has the fewest National Lottery winners of all UK regions. Completing the top five was Galashiels in the Scottish Borders, with a score of 32.5. The town was hit by a 10 per cent council tax rise and averages just three hours and 35 minutes of sunshine each day. Durham took the title of the unluckiest place to live in England, placing sixth in the overall UK rankings. It was followed by Motherwell, Sunderland, Perth and Llandudno. At the other end of the scale, Birmingham was crowned the luckiest place to live in the UK, scoring 73.6 out of 100. The B postcode boasts the highest number of Postcode Lottery winners, with 1,414, and the most National Lottery Millionaires at 205. Glasgow also performed well, coming in as Scotland's luckiest location and ranking 28th in the UK overall with a score of 55.2. The city has produced 158 National Lottery Millionaires, the third-highest in the UK, and 1,004 Postcode Lottery winners. A spokesperson for SlotMatrix said: 'It's fascinating to see how factors like sunshine, lottery wins, and even flat tyres can paint a picture of how lucky or unlucky different parts of the UK are. 'While luck means something different to everyone, Kirkwall's little sunshine, lack of Postcode Lottery wins and hefty increase in council tax really does stand out. We hope this research sparks a bit of fun debate about which UK location is truly the luckiest.' The top 10 unluckiest places to live in the UK Rank Location Council tax rise National Lottery winners Postcode Lottery winners Average sunshine per day WWTBAM? winners Average 'flat tyre' searches Total score 1 Kirkwall 15% 4,551 60 3h 10m 0 10 a month 28.5/100 2 Llandrindod Wells 8.9% 2,698 52 4h 13m 0 10 28.9 3 Lerwick 10% 4,551 17 3h 5m 0 10 29.8 4 Belfast 5.44% 1,170 0 3h 30m 0 20 31.5 5 Galashiels 10% 4,551 160 3h 35m 0 10 32.5 6 Durham 4.99% 2,717 279 3h 52m 0 10 33.9 7 Motherwell 10% 4,551 389 3h 17m 0 10 35.3 8 Sunderland 4.49% 2,717 254 3h 52m 0 10 35.5 9 Perth 9.5% 4,551 225 3h 41m 0 10 35.6 10 Llandudno 8.95% 2,698 643 3h 41m 0 Article continues below 10 36
