Nine boroughs in London have made a top 10 list of the worst places to live in the UK.

Barking and Dagenham, on the eastern outskirts of London, came first in the damning poll based on a survey of residents’ satisfaction covering 130 places.

Participants of the poll were asked to consider 12 aspects about where they lived: decor, space, contentment, value, community, area upkeep, pride, costs, safety, amenities, recreation, and neighbourliness.

The east London borough came bottom in categories including community, area upkeep, safety, amenity and neighbourliness.

The result followed research published earlier this year which showed that Dagenham is the UK’s most burgled town.

Dissatisfaction wasn’t just a problem in the east however, as the western borough of Hounslow came second in the survey of over 24,000 people by Rightmove.

The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Show all 10 1 /10 The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Barking and Dagenham The east London borough topped the list, coming bottom for: community, area upkeep, safety, amenities and neighbourliness Oli Scarff/Getty Images The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Hounslow The west London borough scored badly on contentment, and costs which residents found it hard to cope with. Creative Commons/oxyman The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Brent Brent, which is home to Wembley Stadium, came third. Oli Scarff/Getty Images The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Harrow The suburban town of Harrow, northwest London, came fourth Creative Commons/Stephen McKay The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Newham Stratford in the east London borough of Newham, which encompasses part of the Olympic Park ANDREW COWIE/AFP/Getty Images The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Tower Hamlets The east London borough of Tower Hamlets, where Canary Wharf is situated Oli Scarff/Getty Images The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Greenwich The central shopping area of Greenwich. The popular tourist spot in south east London came seventh Matthew Lloyd/Getty Images The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Luton Selbourne Road in the Bedfordshire town of Luton. Luton scored worst for home value Nigel Cox/Creative Commons The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Hillingdon Mock Tudor shops in Hillingdon, north west London. It was voted the ninth worst place to live in the UK Nigel Cox/Creative Commons The worst places to live in the UK - in pictures Haringey Tottenham High Road in Haringey, north east London. Residents voted it the 10th worst place in the UK Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Further north from Hounslow, the boroughs of Brent and Harrow were voted third and fourth worst.

In fifth place was the east London borough of Newham, which is one of four boroughs which the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park occupies.

Luton, which is in Bedfordshire, came in at eight, and was the only place on the list that is not in London.

The disappointing result for the capital came after a study showed that is it potentially cheaper for Londoners to commute to the city from Madrid, based on the fact that on average a Londoner who worked in Liverpool Street spent £2,016 a month on rent and travel expenses.