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THE top 50 coldest neighbourhoods in Britain has been revealed as the country braces for one of the worst cost of living crisis amid a very chilly winter.
Among the 1,000 chilliest areas, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bradford, Bristol, and County Durham have the highest concentrations of coldest neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
But it is in West Yorkshire where the top five coolest neighbourhoods are encompassed.
Oakworth Road and West Lane in Keighley ranks as number one, it is then followed by Kings Cross in Halifax, Keighley Central and East, Pellon East in Halifax and Girlington in west Bradford.
The coldest neighbourhoods are ranked by metrics that contribute to cost of living, which include consumption and fuel prices compared with data on incomes.
Environmental organisation Friends of the Earth compiled the top 50 list using these calculations and highlighted Britain's energy crisis hotspots.
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Within these hotspots, the coldest neighbourhoods are identifiable through the Performance Certificate (EPC) statistics, which show the average energy efficiency rating for homes from A to G. Below is how they ranked.
TOP 50 COLDEST NEIGHBOURHOODS
- Keighley Oakworth Road & West Lane, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- King Cross, Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Keighley Central & East, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Pellon East, Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Girlington, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Toller Lane & Infirmary, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Manningham & Lister Park, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Wainfleet All Saints, East Lindsey, East Midlands
- Greet & Sparkhill South, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Brown Royd, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Nelson Bradley, Pendle, North West
- Tinsley & Carbrook, Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Crabtree & Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Shearbridge & University, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Barkerend East, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Nelson West, Pendle, North West
- Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Canterbury, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Scholemoor, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Accrington West, Hyndburn, North West
- Thornbury, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Barkerend East, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Small Heath Park, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Sparkhill North, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Shearbridge & University, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Hay Mills & Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Handsworth South, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Lockwood, Kirklees, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Ward End & Bromford West, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Sparkhill North, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Small Heath Park, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Birchfield East, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Crabtree & Fir Vale, Sheffield, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bordesley Green North, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Cross Flats Park & Garnets, Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bordesley, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Handsworth South, Birmingham, West Midlands
- King Cross, Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Saltley West, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Belchers Lane & Eastfield Road, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Accrington West, Hyndburn, North West
- Manningham & Lister Park, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Brown Royd, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Handsworth South, Birmingham, West Midlands
- Bankfoot, Bradford, Yorkshire and The Humber
- Wensley Fold, Blackburn with Darwen, North West
- Gravelly Hill & South Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands
As the temperature starts to drop, Britain is currently grappling with a shocking cost of living crisis, which is expected to get worse and drag on for more than a year.
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