Beneath a green canopy of trees and a carpet of well-kept lawns, the small town of Brinnington hides its dark secret.
The leafy main road, two churches, a post office and an array of shops could at first sight pass for another well-heeled suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester.
But scratch the surface and it becomes easier to understand why this is the depression capital of the country with nearly one in three people (31.7 per cent) begging their doctor for help with the mental health condition in one particular enclave.
Other statistics in Brinnington from the 2021 Census weave their own depressing story.
The unemployment rate here is 5 per cent, vs 2.9 per cent for England as a whole.
