Is Greater Manchester a miserable place to live in?

Things may have changed a lot here since Shirley Baker documented the lives of Manchester's working people back in the 1960s, but are we any happier?

Well, according to a new survey, Greater Manchester is in the top ten most miserable places in which to live in the UK.

More scientific perhaps than the 'Crap Towns' book which filled many a Christmas stocking a few years ago, the survey measured economic success alongside how residents rate their well-being, and was carried out by the Legatum Institute who ranked 170 areas for their prosperity.

The least prosperous areas in the UK are Wolverhampton, Sandwell, Blackpool, Liverpool and East Derbyshire, according to the study. They are followed by Gwent Valleys, Brent, Croydon, Bexley and Greenwich, and Greater Manchester. Topping the list are the combined boroughs of Kensington, Chelsea and Hammersmith, alongside Westminster, Wandsworth, Camden and the City of London, and the Outer Hebrides. 

So it seems we're doing better than our friends in London but are we really that miserable?

Back in August, Time Out's City Living survey found that Mancunians are the happiest amongst the UK populations we cover, and Manchester has just made the top ten of places to visit in 2016 by Lonely Planet.

So where do you stand? Are you a Happy Monday or is it all just a Miserable Lie?

Be happier - see more things to do in Manchester from Time Out.