Manchester in the top five greenest UK cities

Heaton Park in Manchester

The data - analysed by Compare the Market - showed our region was behind Bristol, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff.

They ranked areas based on air quality, recycling rates, the number of parks, and the number of times terms like "electric cars" are searched.

Out of the top five, Manchester had the largest area of green spaces.

Peter Earl, Head of Energy at comparethemarket.com said: "It's clear that the climate, renewable energy and sustainability is a huge focus right now - and so it should be. 

"We should all be putting combined effort into finding the best eco-friendly solutions. 

"Surrounding ourselves with green space and changing our actions towards energy is a way to improve wellbeing as well as having benefits for the environment and future living circumstances. 

"One in seven households have already switched to greener tariffs, whilst a third are thinking of switching to one.

"This shows that we are progressing, but still have some way to go."

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