Britain's unluckiest house number

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Do you live in house number 166? If so, you have the dubious accolade of living in Britain’s unluckiest house number.

More home insurance claims have been made by those living at number 166 than any other property.

New research by Confused.com shows that 21.9 per cent of home insurance customers living at number 166 have made a claim in the last five years.

The second most "unlucky" house number is 227, with 21.5 per cent of householders living at this number making a home claim.

However, occupants of number 243 have fared better - they topped last year’s unluckiest house number list, but have now slipped down to position 10.

Unluckiest house numbers by region

In the Scottish Borders door number 7 is unluckiest.

And this more remote area may be considered safer than other parts of the country, with the fewest home insurance claims than any other region at 18.1 per cent.

However, if you’re living in the southern part of the country – such as Portsmouth and Southampton for example – you may want to take extra care protecting your home, particularly if you live at number 60.

This part of the country has the highest number of home insurance claims in Britain - 28 per cent - with house number 60 proving the unluckiest in this region.

In London, people living behind the number 93 have most reason to be worried, with the highest number of home claims over the last five years at 19.2 per cent.

Unluckiest road names

Green Way is Britain’s unluckiest road name, with 27.6 per cent of those living on this road making a claim on their buildings insurance or contents insurance in the last five years.

Hill Road is the country’s second unluckiest road moniker with 23.4 per cent of residents having made home claims in the past five years, and Bradford Avenue ranks third, with 22.9 per cent.

This is followed by Beechwood Avenue, Kingston Road, Cecil Road, Western Avenue, Marsh Lane, Woodside Road and Balmoral Road.

Gareth Lane, home insurance expert at Confused.com, says: "As a person looking to buy a house in the near future I’ll think twice about moving into 166 Green Way!

"Joking aside, if these trends continue, on average more then over 14 per cent of customers are likely to claim on their home insurance in the next five years, with an average claim amount of around £2,000.

"During these hard economic times and extreme weather it’s important to find the right cover at the right price."

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