Do you have a lucky house?
Like most people in the Uk, you have probably spent many hours and hard cash doing up home and the idea of that being destroyed by an event like a fire, flooding or a burglary is unthinkable to many of us.
Apart from the obvious worries over your family's safety, catastrophes affecting our homes can have an enormous emotional and financial impact.
It makes sense to do all you can to protect your property, and to cover yourself should the worst happen. But what if it's done to your house number, what if some houses are luckier than others?
Yes, I know that sounds rather ridiculous and please don't shoot the messenger, but the clever chaps and chappesses at insurance giant AXA have worked out which house numbers are the most and least unlucky by analysing home insurance claims made.
Received wisdom tells us that seven is a lucky number and 13 unlucky for some. Indeed, the insurer's research revealed that 12% of people would be put off buying a house numbered 13 while 6% would look for a house number seven or their own particular lucky number. Who are these people and what are their other priorities when buying a property?
Anyway, they're wrong. AXA reckons that if you live at number 33 you are the most unlucky, since this house number has the worst record in terms of burglaries, fires and flooding.
You can feel rather more smug if you reside in number 76, apparently the luckiest house number. It has even produced a helpful list of the top 10 lucky and unlucky house numbers – clearly, essential reading if you are looking to buy!
Top 10 unlucky house numbers: 33, 34, 86, 22, 92, 94, 55, 65, 84, 36, 96
Top 10 lucky house numbers: 76, 81, 47, 75, 89, 90, 78, 63
What AXA is really highlighting, of course, is the need to protect your property as far as possible, and to ensure you are fully covered should an even happen that you have no control over.
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