Belfast is third best place to survive a ‘zombie apocalypse’ in the UK

It seems an unlikely eventuality – though after 2020 who can be totally sure – but in the event of a zombie apocalypse Belfast has emerged as the third best place to survive the catastrophe.

In what, hopefully, is a purely academic exercise, SaveOnEnergy.com/uk created an index-based point system to uncover which city is most likely to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Thanks to its high volume of farmed area and recycling, Cambridge emerged as the most self-sustaining city and ranks top with 348 index points.

In second place is Swansea, with the city collecting 341 points thanks to its large number of open park spaces along with the most farmers (1.86 per cent of the population), resulting in lots of outdoor space and professional farming knowledge.

Belfast was the third best place in the UK to survive a zombie apocalypse (329 points).

The city has the fourth highest percentage of farming areas in the UK (75 per cent of land) and a significant number of wind farms (19).

Armagh city, with 262 points, was fifth due to the large farming areas in its surroundings, and Newry was joint sixth, with 254 points, for recycling centres and farming areas.

The city’s lack of farmers and wind farms lead Oxford to score just 82 points, making it the worst place to live for self-sustaining needs

Preston, Derby, Southampton, and Nottingham are also among the least self-sustainable places to live

n SaveOnEnergy.com/uk created its index based on the environmental factors and number of self-sustaining features in the most populated UK cities, such as air quality and farming areas.