Neighbours from Hell: UK hotspots for next-door disputes revealed

The sun is finally out and things are starting to get back to normal in the UK. But having endured several national lockdowns, how have UK residents coped with the extra time spent with their neighbours?

A new study by The Solar Centre reveals a huge rise in nuisance complaints in the last year, suggesting the extra time spent at home has caused neighbour disputes to boil over.

In 2020, there were 299,077 noise and statutory nuisance complaints filed across the country, a 28% increase on the yearly average*.

The North West saw the biggest of this increase, rising from 23,338 complaints in 2019 to 32,792 in 2020 – a 41% increase year over year.

This is according to data gathered through Freedom of Information requests, sent to almost 200 UK councils. Data analysts at The Solar Centre then crunched the numbers to reveal the extent of the complaints.