The "friendliest" places in the UK, according to government data, have been named in a bid to trigger a debate among Brits about the places they call home, and Richmond borough is included in the list.

The National Conversation survey, designed by the University of Oxford, is inviting people to rate how lonely they feel, how many neighbours they can trust and how proud they feel about their hamlet, village, town or city.

To get Brits talking, the team behind the survey has compiled a ranking of the friendliest spots suggested by current government data.

A new interactive index allows people to compare how friendly their local area is compared with others across the country. It also lets Brits have their say on whether the official stats reflect their own experience of where they live.

And the survey has named Richmond borough as the UK's fifth friendliest place.

Also among the top ten places are The Isles of Scilly (first place), South Hams, Devon (second place), West Devon (third place), Derbyshire Dales (fourth place), Stratford-on-Avon (sixth place), Stroud, Gloucestshire (seventh place), Rutland (eighth place), Winchester (ninth place), and Lewes (tenth place).