A new survey has revealed Tunbridge Wells is the happiest place to live in Kent.

The town topped the list for the county, and was also named the third happiest place to live in the south east behind Shepperton in Middlesex and Horsham in West Sussex.

The second cheeriest place to live in Kent is Canterbury, according to the annual Rightmove Happy at Home survey.

Folkestone came third in the list, and is officially the 20th happiest place to live in the south east.

It was followed by Maidstone (25th), Rochester (30th) and Ashford (34th).

The lowest ranked Kent town was Gillingham, which was the 38th happiest place in the south east and 163rd cheeriest part of the UK.

More than 24,000 people were quizzed for the Happy at Home survey. They were asked to rate their hometown based on 12 factors,ranging from how friendly their neighbours are to what the local services are like.

The happiest place in the entire country was Leigh-on-Sea in Essex.