What do you think is the worst city centre in the UK and why?

[OneLilacHedgehog]

So many cities have gone downhill since COVID. But which is the worst?

We accidentally drove through Luton a few years ago and it was very run down.

Just spent the day in Manchester - that seemed pretty bad.

I immediately thought of Luton, pre-Covid it was bad, can't imagine what it must be like now. Was in Poole in 2019 - beautiful Victorian buildings when you looked up, but street level was grim

I haven't been to every city centre in the UK, so can't really compare them all.

Poole isn't a city.

Bangor. Barely anything left there now shop wise. Local council seem to just want to let it rot. Absolute disgrace

I was shocked at how many more beggars there seem to be in Manchester compared to London. It seems to have got so much worse in the past couple of years.

I think the most grim town in the Uk I have visited is Barrow in Furness.

well just do the ones you have, I doubt anyone who responds to this will have . What a ridiculous thing to say

The Bronx

Stoke-on-Trent
To be fair, don’t know what it used to be like but it’s a hellhole now.

Southend is pretty terrible

There are some nice bits, but there is a lot of grot.

Preston

🙄 why so negative, what’s the best city centre you’ve ever been too? I think Liverpool is fantastic.

Hull seemed pretty grim to me recently

Luton has to be up there.

I'm more saddened by the cities that used to be lovely and have just got sadder and sadder. Truro is my home town. When I compare it to the city I moved to 30 years ago it makes me want to weep.

Manchester is great!

St Asaph and St Davids seem to be thriving.

Birmingham City Centre is disgusting. I am Birmingham born and bred, and now I hate going “up town” as we Brummies say.

There is an undercover area between our two main railway stations. This has become the area for the homeless to sleep. There are mattresses, people passed out in pools of vomit or urine. Drug addicted people begging and grabbing your coat.

Come on Prime Minister Burnham - you said you would end homelessness!

Love Liverpool 🩷

I just knew there would be one of these replies 😂

The bronx isn’t a city and it’s not in the UK.

Birmingham gets my vote

It was grim in Hanley 15 years ago, can’t think it would have improved since! Not a nice place to walk through alone in the evening when shops are closed.

Birmingham and Manchester both feel fine in the daytime but I much prefer Manchester at night - Birmingham has an edge that makes me want to get out of there as quickly as possible.

Born and raised in Birmingham and would say it is the worst out of the big cities I have lived/stayed/visited.

I’m from a Yorkshire city that has already been mentioned on this thread 😅 but I love Manchester, can only tolerate London if it’s for a short time but went to Birmingham this year and absoloutely hated it. Couldn’t move for begging from Birmingham new street to the city centre and just didn’t like the vibe. I’m sure the people are lovely just wasn’t for me

On the opposite end, Ely is one of the most beautiful