Workers put the finishing touches on 'The World Stands on its Head' ('Die Welt Steht Kopf') House on the Baltic Sea Island of Usedom on September 3, 2008 in Trassenheide, Germany. Sean Gallup/Getty Images Every two years, price comparison website uSwitch creates a ranking of UK regions based on their quality of life.

uSwitch uses 26 different variables — from the average hours of sunshine per year and amount of CO2 in the air, to the number of people in full-time work — and then uses a proprietary weighting system to rank 138 British regions for their quality of life.

As with all lists, where there's a top, there's also a bottom — namely the 15 places in Britain with the worst quality of life.

So if you're looking for somewhere new to live, here are 15 places that you should think about avoiding.