Nightmare Neighbours: UK cities with the most nuisance neighbours revealed

• New research from Comparethemarket reveals the most common neighbour nuisance complaints in the UK and the top 10 areas for these complaints
• Manchester has the highest number of yearly complaints with a total of 12,280 reported
• Noise levels and a build-up of rubbish are the top reasons for complaints
• Brits can find out what type of neighbour they are by taking a new typology quiz

New research by Comparethemarket¹ reveals UK councils receive an average of 190,181 complaints a year about nuisance neighbours (that’s a complaint every two minutes and 46 seconds). In fact, one in 12 Brits doesn’t get on with their neighbours, and one in seven doesn’t even know their neighbours’ name². The research also reveals the areas with the most complaints, alongside Brits’ general perceptions of their neighbours.

Comparethemarket has created a quiz to help people work out what kind of neighbour they are.  

Noise levels and rubbish build-up are the top nuisance complaints made by neighbours

Noise levels (129,122) and a build-up of rubbish (15,915) are the top nuisance complaints made by neighbours, followed by smoke, fumes or gases (14,718) and complaints made against business premises (6,783). 

The below table shows the number of complaints by nuisance type:

Mancunians complain the most about their neighbours

Residents in Manchester are most likely to have issues with those living next door with over 12,000 complaints made to the council every year totalling 61,400 in the last five years – of these, 29,345 are due to noise.

According to the findings, Newham, Birmingham, and Haringey are also amongst the worst places for disruptive neighbours.

Top 10 areas with the most average annual nuisance complaints:

To see what kind of neighbour you are, and discover some helpful neighbour etiquette tips, please visit: https://www.comparethemarket.com/home-insurance/content/what-type-of-neighbour-are-you-quiz/