While parks and leafy lanes are getting cleaner, a survey published on Wednesday showed that London still holds the ignoble title as the dirtiest place to live in England.

London managed to score only 43 points out of 100 for cleanliness, compared to the east of England, the most pristine place to live with a scored of 72.

“Despite a Herculean efforts by councils in the capital, the filthy habits of residents left London bottom,” said the study of almost 12,000 sites by charity group Environmental Campaigns, which runs the “Keep Britain Tidy” initiative.

The survey found overall standards had risen 4 percent, with 44 percent of areas deemed “good” or “satisfactory” and only 4 percent rated “poor.”

“For the first time in years, a national survey has shown improvements in the state of England,” Alan Woods, chief executive of “Keep Britain Tidy” said in a statement.

While dog fouling and graffiti are decreasing, the charity lamented a rise in fast food litter - dumped drink cans (up by 34 percent), dropped snack packaging (plus 18 percent) and sweet wrappers (up by 19 percent).

The study also found that 91 of high street pavements were stained with chewing gum. Cigarette butts were found at 80 percent of sites.

Local Environmental Quality Minister Alun Michael said he was pleased the report showed English streets were cleaner. “This is going in the right direction but there’s a long way to go and we must not be complacent.”