The little UK market town with Britain’s ‘unhealthiest high street’

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more

A small market town has been named home to Britain’s “unhealthiest high street”, according to a new nationwide assessment by the Independent Pharmacy . The study examined hundreds of high streets across the UK to determine which ones are most densely packed with businesses linked to unhealthy habits, including takeaways, pubs, sweet shops, vape stores and off-licences, while also accounting for the lack of health-oriented outlets such as gyms.

The report analysed 419 high streets of more than 700 metres in length and assigned each a “High Street Health Index” score based on the balance of healthy versus unhealthy businesses. Researchers also considered air quality, arguin