Wolverhampton named 'least prosperous place in UK'

Wolverhampton came bottom of the list Credit: PA

Two West Midland areas have been named the least prosperous parts of the UK in a new report examining income and happiness.

Wolverhampton and Sandwell, which contains West Bromwich, were placed last and second-last in the index compiled by thinktank the Legatum Institute.

It ranked 170 areas across the UK.

London dominated the top five, with the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham coming top. The Outer Hebrides was the only area outside the capital to be included.

The five 'least prosperous' places in the UK:

  • Wolverhampton

  • Sandwell

  • Blackpool

  • Liverpool

  • East Derbyshire

Sandwell - home to West Brom - came second

The thinktank -which is based in London - describes itself as focusing on international public policy, with the aim of promoting prosperity.

Executive director Sian Hansen said they had examined local gross domestic product (GDP) figures as well as data from the Office for National Statistics on how happy people feel.