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A government survey has revealed the happiest places to live in Essex.

Residents from towns and districts across the county were asked to rate how happy they are out of ten, with ten being the happiest.

They were also asked to score how satisfied they are with life, as well as how worthwhile life feels and how anxious they are.

On average, Essex residents consider themselves as happy as the national average with a score of 7.6.

But there were some areas within the county that scored above the national average, so there must be reasons as to why they're happier than the rest of Essex.

Last month, data revealed the miserable places to live, but we wanted to find out about life on the other side of the report.

House prices from these happy areas ranged from £130,000 to a whopping £2.6m, offering homes for most budgets.

Here are the happiest places to live in Essex - and the homes on the market right now:

1 - Epping Forest

With an average score of 7.8, the Epping Forest region rated as the joint-happiest place to live in the county.

Residents from the district also reported feeling the least anxious of any Essex residents with a score of just 2.4.

Here are the properties currently available to buy in Epping Forest, listed on Zoopla.

Most expensive

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Price: £4,999,995

Location: High Road, Chigwell

Bedrooms: 9

Average price

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £300,000

Location: Badburgham Court, Waltham Abbey

Bedrooms: 4

Cheapest

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £89,995

Location: Breach Barnes Park, Waltham Abbey

Bedrooms: 1

2 - Brentwood

Also with a score of 7.8, Brentwood residents rated themselves as the joint-happiest in Essex.

Here are the properties currently available to buy in the area.

Most expensive

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £2,650,000

Location: Fryerning, Ingatestone

Bedrooms: 6

Average price

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £250,000

Location: Vine Way, Brentwood

Bedrooms: 2

Cheapest

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £200,000

Location: Weald Road, Brentwood

Bedrooms: 3

3 - Harlow

Harlow was the third and final town where residents average a happiness score of 7.8.

They are also the second-least anxious of the Essex population with an average of 2.5 - 0.2 less than Brentwood.

Here are the properties currently available to buy in Harlow.

Most expensive

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £1,500,000

Location: Harlow Common, Harlow

Bedrooms: 7

Average price

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £265,000

Location: Church Langley, Harlow

Bedrooms: 2

Cheapest

(Image: Zoopla)

Price: £130,000

Location: Joyners Field, Harlow

Bedrooms: 1

Looking at the full data, people were asked about their life satisfaction and anxiety score. Find out where your area ranks below:

Where are the happiest places in Essex?

How all the areas of Essex ranked by their happiness (out of 10)

Epping Forest - 7.8 Brentwood - 7.8 Harlow - 7.8 Maldon - 7.7 Chelmsford - 7.7 Uttlesford - 7.7 Rochford - 7.6 Braintree - 7.6 Castle Point - 7.6 Tendring - 7.5 Basildon - 7.5 Thurrock - 7.4 Colchester - 7.3

How satisfied with life people from each area of Essex are (out of 10 )

Brentwood - 8.2 Epping Forest - 7.9 Maldon - 7.9 Rochford - 7.9 Harlow - 7.8 Chelmsford - 7.8 Uttlesford - 7.7 Tendring - 7.7 Braintree - 7.6 Castle Point - 7.6 Basildon - 7.5 Thurrock - 7.5 Colchester - 7.5

How worthwhile Essex residents feel in life (ranked out of 10)

Brentwood - 8.3 Maldon - 8.1 Uttlesford - 8.1 Harlow - 8 Rochford - 8 Braintree - 7.9 Chelmsford 7.8 Thurrock - 7.8 Colchester - 7.8 Epping Forest - 7.7 Tendring - 7.7 Castle Point - 7.7 Basildon - 7.7

How anxious the people of Essex are from most to least (out of 10)

Thurrock - 3.1 Braintree - 3.1 Colchester - 3 Basildon - 3 Uttlesford -2.9 Chelmsford - 2.9 Maldon - 2.9 Tendring - 2.7 Brentwood - 2.7 Castle Point - 2.5 Rochford - 2.5 Harlow - 2.5 Epping Forest - 2.4