Britain's nosiest neighbours revealed
If you live in Grand Avenue, Surrey, you should probably keep an eye on your neighbours, because they are keeping an eye on you, and the price of your house.The street has been named the UK's nosiest after it was found people there were more likely to check up on their neighbours online, than anywhere else.
Property price comparison site zoopla.co.uk said the street is full of "virtual curtain-twitchers" who constantly check the value of their neighbours' homes.
Across the UK Londoners are generally the most likely to search for a neighbours property price followed by people in Bristol, Birmingham and Leeds. But three of the top five nosey streets were found in Surrey.
While 42 percent of people admitted to searching for their neighbours, 18 percent looked up work colleagues and 12 percent family members… who all happened to live in Surrey.
Alex Chesterman, of Zoopla.co.uk, said: "As a nation, we’re obsessed with the value of our homes, but, as house prices have fallen it seems it’s not only our own houses that are under the spotlight.
"Homeowners are increasingly monitoring their neighbour’s house values either looking for reassurance that their own property’s value hasn’t fallen by as much or taking some comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone…misery loves company.”
Top UK nosey streets
Grand Avenue Camberley, Surrey
Albert Road Ashtead, Surrey
Ruskin Terrace Glasgow
Ballsdown Godalming, Surrey
Monkville Avenue Barnet, London
Wickerwood Driv Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Broomwood Close Sheffield
Daleside Gardens Chigwell, Essex
Beech Lane Guildford, Surrey
Meadow Drive Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
LINKS
Zoopla.co.uk
"Homeowners are increasingly monitoring their neighbour’s house values either looking for reassurance that their own property’s value hasn’t fallen by as much or taking some comfort in the knowledge that they are not alone…misery loves company.”
Top UK nosey streets
Grand Avenue Camberley, Surrey
Albert Road Ashtead, Surrey
Ruskin Terrace Glasgow
Ballsdown Godalming, Surrey
Monkville Avenue Barnet, London
Wickerwood Driv Kirkby-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire
Broomwood Close Sheffield
Daleside Gardens Chigwell, Essex
Beech Lane Guildford, Surrey
Meadow Drive Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
LINKS
Zoopla.co.uk
