East Dunbartonshire scored well across the board where it mattered. It came 11th in education, with 75 per cent of residents reporting NVQ3 level qualifications or higher. Placed 40th overall when it comes to personal well-being (in 35th place for life satisfaction and 42nd for happiness.) The borough also ranked 46th in terms of income, with the average hourly wage among women equalling £15.07 per hour, putting it in 41st position overall, while it scored significant eco-friendly points with the local authority ranking 16th overall in the quality of the local environment and access to green space.

It wasn’t all plain sailing, though. With the average house costing 7.5 times the local media salary, it came 192nd out of 380 in housing affordability and 159th on life expectancy at birth, with an average life expectancy of 83.5 years among women in the area.