Often pilloried, life in the suburbs can be uplifting. If only our homes were less ugly
that prevented homeowners from selling their homes to African and Asian Americans, and the straitjacketing of women into Stepford housewifery.
There are some health warnings in interpreting these findings. The academics are explicit that this is a case of correlation, not causation: it may be that people at higher risk of depression are more likely to move to the suburbs, rather than suburban life acting as a driver of poorer mental health. Denmark is a more equal society, with an altogether better reputation for urban planning than the UK, so the analysis may not read across.
Our physical built environment matters for our mental health. But think of the UK’s new-build housing and the first words that come to mind are ugly and flimsy. In the capital, high-rise oblong eyesores that look like they might not be there in 50, let alone 100, years obscure the landscape. It’s not just a city problem: in Cheshire, where my sister lives, development after development of unattractive cookie-cutter houses are crammed into plots so close you can see into your neighbour’s windows.
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