It has been revealed that people living in Richmond consider themselves a foodie with more than two thirds being proud of their local restaurant scene.

New research, looking into how people really feel about the capital, has shown that nearly half of Londoner, 49 per cent, feel very attached with 54 per cent feeling proud of transport links and 47 per cent thinking it offers good outdoors space.

Conversely low levels of pride exist in aspects such as housing, which less than nine per cent are happy about, only 23 per cent of Londoners think the cleanliness of our streets is acceptable and 23 per cent being proud of local schools in the boroughs.

Furthermore, almost three in five Londoners are unaware of what improvements are planned in their local area over the next five years, with only eight per cent citing housing as being the most positive thing to happen to their area in the last five years.

Only 1 in 5 say they felt that there has been no positive improvements to their local area in the past five years.

The study was conducted by Regenerate London plc.

Sebastian Whitton, director at Regenerate London plc, said: “When it comes to housing in London, continuing population growth means the situation is worsening by the day.

“We remain deeply concerned over the speed at which the planning process is moving in London and are sceptical whether these ambitious targets will ever be achieved.

“London’s boroughs must look to move more efficiently in granting consents and face the housing crisis head on - many are sitting on perfectly suitable sites, occupied by under-utilised or abandoned buildings, but few have the capability to develop these sites.

“The borough councils must adopt a more commercial stance and demonstrate that they really are willing and committed to tackling London’s housing crisis - for many, working in partnership with commercial entities is the only feasible option.”