With Halloween just around the corner, there isn't a better time to be from Reading after it was named as one of the spookiest places in the UK.

Reading came in at joint 10th place with Glasgow in Online Mortgage Advisor's index.

The company have ranked 40 major UK towns and cities based on population according to seven factors.

Thie index studied the number of cemeteries, paranormal sightings, abandoned homes, spooky roads, safety at night, level of crime and annual sunshine. 

Reading Chronicle: A cemetery. Credit: Jacqueline Smith from PexelsA cemetery. Credit: Jacqueline Smith from Pexels

Reading has a staggering 270 cemetries and 180 spooky roads.

There have been 180 reported parnamoral sightings in the town along with 200 abandoned homes. 

The town has a total score of 840 points after it received -140 points being among the cities with the most annual sunshine.

Reading scored 80 points for safety at night and a 70 rating for the level of crime.

According to the index, Reading is more haunted than Sheffield, Leeds and Manchester but Newport claims the title for the creepiest town in the country.

 

The top 20 most haunted places in the UK

 

Reading Chronicle: Sppokiest Towns in the UK. Credit: Online Mortgage AdvisorSppokiest Towns in the UK. Credit: Online Mortgage Advisor

  1. Newport - 1070
  2. Birmingham -1040
  3. Leicester - 980
  4. Nottingham - 940
  5. Liverpool - 930
  6. Preston - 880
  7.  London - 870
  8. Coventry - 850
  9. Wolverhampton - 850
  10. Glasgow - 840
  11. Reading - 840
  12. Leeds - 830
  13. Sheffield - 790
  14. Northampton - 780
  15. Manchester - 770
  16. Stoke-on-Trent - 770
  17. Swansea - 770
  18. Dundee - 750
  19. Peterborough - 730
  20. Derby - 710