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<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019ll be fine, just go next door and ask thingy for your ball back\u201d must be commonly heard in streets across the nation after our research revealed that 57% of Brits have no idea what their neighbour’s full name is!<\/p>\n
Our new study showed that almost a third of people we polled have no clue what their neighbour’s first name is,\u00a0while over half can’t recall their surname.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s surprising that we have so little time for the people who live next door considering, on average, we\u2019ve lived next door to them for over seven years, while 40% of us have resided in the same place for over 12 years.<\/p>\n
Over a quarter of residents don\u2019t even muster up a \u201chello\u201d when they see their neighbours in the street!<\/p>\n
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We were also surprised to learn that 5% have NEVER met their neighbours and 86% snub them when it comes to party invites and barbecues.<\/p>\n
More shockingly we found that one in five Brits say they argue with neighbours over the simplest of things.<\/p>\n
Top of the list for making neighbours annoyed was booming noises through walls (69%), pesky parking (16%) battles over boundaries (13%) and 12% who get the grumps when it comes to gardening.<\/p>\n
A staggering 10% of Brits claimed they hate their neighbours, with 6% taking legal action over a dispute with someone next door, while 2% claim they\u2019ve even been assaulted.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s gotten so bad for one in ten respondents that they\u2019ve actually MOVED HOUSE to escape pesky neighbours!<\/p>\n
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According to our stats, those in Worcester have the most torrid time with neighbours, with 19% of respondents relocating.<\/p>\n
If it\u2019s nice neighbours you\u2019re after, you might have the best chance in York, where only 4% have moved home after a war with next door.<\/p>\n
Research shows that most traditional values have been abandoned, as three quarters of Brits won’t even ask a neighbour to watch their house while they go on holiday, with only 18% giving\u00a0out spare keys in case of an emergency and a meagre 27% offering to put someone\u2019s bins out.\u00a0On a more positive note, a third of residents said they have kept in touch with a former neighbour after they\u2019ve moved home.<\/p>\n
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It\u2019s a shame we no longer seem to uphold the traditional values of living on a harmonious street where you know most of your neighbours.<\/p>\n
Long gone are the days of nipping round to a neighbour for some sugar, but it would be great to see more British people getting along and looking out for each other.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"