Data compiled by boiler repair specialist Boiler Guide has shown residents in Oxford are most likely to have an unsafe gas appliance in the home.
Boiler Guide’s data on unsafe appliances was taken from the Gas Safety Register and cross referenced with population sizes.
One in 43 Oxford households had a faulty device, according to its workings out, and there were an estimated 3,570 faulty appliances in the city.
Boiler Guide found that Reading, Dundee and Cardiff were the next areas in most need to ensure their boilers, cookers and gas fires are inspected as soon as possible to ensure they don’t pose a threat to your home.
At the other end of the spectrum, residents in Cambridge were found to be the most on top of their gas safety checks with just one in 213 people having an unsafe appliance in their home.
David Holmes, founder of Boiler Guide, said: “With more and more residents switching on their gas boilers as we head towards winter, it’s imperative that homeowners aren’t unwillingly playing host to potentially life-threatening risks in their properties through faulty gas appliances.”