Manchester named the most judgmental city in the UK

Manchester came top of the table in a survey which ranked the most judgemental cities in the UK.

According to new survey data, 66% of residents in Manchester have admitted to judging their neighbours based on their activities – the highest rate of any UK city.

The findings make Mancunians some of the most judgemental people in the UK, when it comes to their neighbours.

The team at Make My Blinds have surveyed 2,000 Brits to reveal what people really think of their neighbours based on factors such as how nosey they are, if they listen in to neighbours’ conversations, if they judge their neighbours’ activities, and whether they have caught their neighbours spying. 

Living in the city or surrounding suburbs in close proximity to each other, it’s no surprise we come across the people we live near to, from time to time.

We can only hope we get lucky and end up living next to good neighbours – though there’s always going to be the odd one that is a little annoying at times. 

UK cities which judge their neighbours based on their activities:

Manchester 66%

Nottingham 63.8%

Birmingham 62.8%

London 62.3%

Leeds Bristol 61.5%

Southampton 60.2%

Sheffield 60%

Newcastle 59.2%

Belfast 57.1%

Norwich 55.8%

Liverpool 55.1%

Cardiff 52.7%

Glasgow 51.8%

Edinburgh 43.5%

Let’s see what further findings from the survey say about Mancunians… “Manchester is a Northern city which prides itself on being friendly, with the locals happy to engage in conversation, even if it is just to say ‘hello’. 

“It’s unclear whether their friendliness has been misinterpreted as nosiness, nonetheless, 61.6% of Mancunians think their neighbours are nosy.”

The survey also revealed that 40.9% of people in Manchester have caught their neighbours spying on them, or being overly curious, while 64.2% admitted to observing their neighbours’ activities.

When it comes to the spy capital though, Sheffield comes top of the 15 cities in the UK, having the snoopiest residents with 71.7% of people observing their neighbours’ activities.

Despite the fact that almost three-quarters of people in Sheffield admit to watching their neighbours’ activities, it’s a city that is considered friendly and vibrant with a large student population.

The city that loves to Eavesdrop on their neighbours’ conversations the most is London with 40.5% of its residents who took the survey admitting to doing so. 

Following the Big Smoke in close second is Manchester, with 39.6% of residents admitting to listening in on their neighbours’ conversations – maybe we are nosy and judgemental neighbours afterall!