The city of Preston has been named the UK region most likely to be renovated by interior company Swift Direct Blinds.
The city has a 96% success rate in planning applications and has the second-highest number of new builds per 100,000 people.
It’s hardest to get planning permission in Southend-on-Sea, with a success rate of just 76.94%, the lowest proportion in the UK.
This is followed by Blackpool (76.98%) and Leicester (77.63%)
Lancaster is the UK area that is least likely to be renovated. Across the city, 380 renovation searches are carried out online each year, which is among the lowest in the country.
Milton Keynes has the highest number of new builds, with 861 per 100,000 people. Slough has the fewest new builds, with just 6 per 100,000 people.
Liverpool is the most interested in renovation services, with 61,900 annual searches per 100,000 people.
