Wokingham Borough has been ranked as the ninth healthiest area in the United Kingdom.
A new study analysed data from the Office for National Statistics, the NHS, and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities to identify the healthiest UK local authorities.
Regions were ranked based on 17 metrics, grouped into five categories: environment, behaviour, life expectancy, mental health, and disease.
Results for each category were then converted into an overall score out of 100 to determine the rankings.
East Cambridgeshire topped the list with a score of 67.76/100.
Tim Kirby, managing director at Releaf who commissioned the survey, said: “The data underscores the importance of unconventional approaches to health that go beyond medical interventions, and how health is not to be measured only through physical wellbeing.
“These top-ranking areas exemplify the union between environmental factors, individual behaviours such as smoking habits, and community support systems in fostering healthier lifestyles and prolonging life expectancy.”
Wokingham scored 63.70/100, with factors including an impressive life expectancy of 88.63.
