The ONS has used the results of a national survey which asked people to rate their level of happiness out of ten in order to give council areas across the UK an overall average score.

The data from the Annual Population Survey covers the period between April 2019 and March 2020, overlapping into the build up of the first national lockdown on March 23, 2020.

The statistics show that St Albans City and District Council and East Herts Council are the happiest places to live, with both having a score of 7.9 out of 10.

The area that is the least happiest place to live in Hertfordshire is Welwyn Hatfield, with a score of 7.3 out of 10.

Below, we have ranked every area in the county from the most to the least happy, using the data and also including the scores for the other three factors that the Annual Population Survey looked at.

St Albans City

St Peter's Street, St Albans city centre. (Image: Archant)

Happiness: 8.1

Life satisfaction: 8.2

Worthwhile: 7.9

Anxiety: 2.7

Three Rivers

Rickmansworth in Three Rivers (Image: ©2019 Danny Loo Photography - all rights reserved)

Happiness: 7.7

Life satisfaction: 8.1

Worthwhile: 7.7

Anxiety: 2.3

East Hertfordshire

Henry Moore Studios and Gardens are found in East Hertfordshire (Image: Henry Moore Foundation)

Happiness: 8.0

Life satisfaction: 8.1

Worthwhile: 7.9

Anxiety: 2.9

North Hertfordshire

Hitchin is a popular area in North Hertfordshire (Image: Tom Hardy, Hitchin BID)

Happiness: 7.9

Life satisfaction: 7.7

Worthwhile: 7.6

Anxiety: 2.6

Broxbourne

World of Animals at Paradise Wildlife Park is found in Broxbourne (Image: Paradise Wildlife Park)

Happiness: 7.7

Life satisfaction: 8.1

Worthwhile: 7.6

Anxiety: 2.7

Stevenage

Stevenage town centre (Image: Archant)

Happiness: 7.6

Life satisfaction: 8.0

Worthwhile: 7.8

Anxiety: 3

Watford

Warner Bros Studio Tour London s is based in Watford (Image: Google Maps)

Happiness: 7.5

Life satisfaction: 8.0

Worthwhile: 7.8

Anxiety: 2.9

Hertsmere

Darkes Lane in Potters Bar, Hertsmere. (Image: DANNY LOO)

Happiness: 7.7

Life satisfaction: 8.0

Worthwhile: 7.5

Anxiety: 3.1

Dacorum

A canal in Apsley, Dacorum. (Image: Google Maps)

Happiness: 7.5

Life satisfaction: 7.9

Worthwhile: 7.5

Anxiety: 2.8

Welwyn Hatfield

The Howard Centre in Welwyn Garden City (Image: Danny Loo Photography)

Happiness: 7.4

Life satisfaction: 7.7

Worthwhile: 7.3

Anxiety: 3.0