Calderdale makes the top 10 list of most harmonious neighbourhoods

Everybody needs good neighbours… but they don’t always get them.
By Leanne Clarke
Published 29th Jan 2021, 11:19 BST
Updated 29th Jan 2021, 11:21 BST
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With houses flying off the market, our client, Bankrate UK, has delved into official council data to find out where the country’s worst neighbours live based on noise complaints.

Armed with Freedom of Information requests from 75 councils across the UK, Bankrate has revealed some of the biggest neighbour grievances and where in the UK these noisy neighbours live.

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Looking at the music, DIY and dog noise complaints each council received over the last three years, and working out how many complaints this equates to per 50,000 residents, the mortgage comparison experts have been able to find the top 10 most raucous neighbourhoods in the country, and of course the most harmonious.

Everybody needs good neighbours but they dont always get them.Everybody needs good neighbours but they dont always get them.
Everybody needs good neighbours but they dont always get them.

And Calderdale comes in third place of the most harmonious neighbours in the UK, with just 28 complaints per 50,000 residents with a total of 120 noise complaintsr raised during the same period.

The district was only beaten to the top spot by Broadland District Council and Central Bedfordshire Council.

On the other side, the most complaints were made to East Cambridgeshire and Brighton and Hove City Council.

Related topics:CalderdaleDIYCentral Bedfordshire CouncilBrighton and Hove City Council

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