Perhaps surprisingly this town in Cornwall, where the average house price is £395,000, has been named the most depressing place to live in Britain

Falmouth is a five-hour drive from London (Image: Hugh Hastings/Getty Images)

A seaside town in Cornwall has been dubbed the “most depressing place to live in Britain” by a poll on iLiveHere, despite being a popular holiday spot for Brits.

Falmouth, which is a five-hour drive from London and where the average house price is £395,000, was described as “bland, boring, soul destroying mediocrity with a gaping cultural void”.

The usual suspects of Peterborough, Luton, and Swindon also received harsh reviews, but it was Falmouth that took the dubious honour of top spot.

This may come as a surprise given its sandy beaches and charming historic streets, but the number of empty homes for half the year due to second homeowners may have contributed to this result.

Locals say their town is lovely with lots to see, but some spots make it look bad. 

Falmouth is known for its sandy beaches and charming historic streets (Image: Getty Images)

Old Hill and Acacia are not so nice, one person said.

The average house price is £395,000, and detached houses can be £628,000.

The people who ran the poll were even surprised when Falmouth won. Falmouth got just 27 more votes than Peterborough, which is often the winner.

Reps at iLiveHere confessed: “We have to admit, we know absolutely nothing about Falmouth.”

“We Googled it, it looks picturesque but we’re sure it’s a facade it trades on, and who are we to question the wisdom of the crowd?”

“Hell we might even take a trip to this Cornish port and stay in an AirBnB that is now owned by a London landlord that a local family once lived in, to take in what we imagine is a sterile socially cleansed fishing theme park for DFLs.”