Apparently Coventry is the best city in the UK to be single

This is not a joke


In a turn of events expected by no-one, Coventry has been named the best city in the UK to be single.

The ranking comes from a study by dating website Badoo, who analysed data from the Office for National Statistics on the number of single people per city in the UK.

Coventry beat the likes of Sunderland and Hull to the top spot, with Hartlepool and Glasgow rounding out the top five.

According to the study, 49 per cent of Coventry residents are single, as well as it being the city where site users are most likely to secure a date.

The worst place to be single – that is, the city with the least single residents – is London, followed by Cardiff, Leeds, Oxford and Bradford.

Badoo’s Joelle Hadfield said: “It’s striking that some of the most densely populated cities in the UK have a lower concentration of singles.

“We’re noticing that smaller cities pose a greater opportunity for singles to meet a potential partner – it’s a huge misconception that big cities equals more fish in the sea.

“Daters in smaller cities may put more effort into meeting their match because of a perceived greater challenge of finding love.”

Guess that’s why it’s so easy to pull in Colly.