YORK has seen the highest rise in home improvement activity in Yorkshire and the Humber over the last three years.
Figures from construction intelligence specialist Barbour ABI shows there were 2.07 home improvement applications for every 100 homes in the city last year compared with a national average of 1.8.
The figure is 26.6 per cent higher than the average figures in 2011 and 2012, the highest jump in the region.
Harrogate topped the highest number of applications with 2.7. Experts put this down to the significant number of so-called “affluent grey” residents living in the area.
Michael Dall, of Barbour ABI, said: “The more people earn or the more desirable the area they live in, the more home improvement activity there is likely to be.”
Hambleton came second in the list with 2.51 applications, an increase of 2.8 per cent over three years.
Following York was Ryedale with 1.99 applications, a drop of 13.7 per cent over three years. East Yorkshire came seventh in the region with 1.77 applications, up 9.2 per cent, while Selby came eighth with 1.54 applications, rising 8.4 per cent.
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