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Like most people in the UK, you've probably spent many hours and hard cash improving your home, so the idea of it being destroyed by an event like a fire, flooding or 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 you have any an unlucky house number?

Is it possible to have an unlucky house number

We know that sounds rather ridiculous and please don't shoot the messenger. Those clever people at insurance giant AXA have worked out which are the most unlucky house numbers by analysing home insurance claims.

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.

However, there's more to it than that. AXA reckon that if you live at number 88 then you could be the most unlucky, since this house number has the worst record in terms of burglaries, fires and flooding.

Axa have even produced a helpful list of the top unlucky house numbers. Clearly, essential reading if you're looking to move home soon.

Top 10 unlucky house numbers: 88, 80, 68, 91, 96, 13, 73, 79, 77, 78, 83, 87 and 98.

Of course, what AXA is really highlighting is the need to protect your property as far as possible, and to ensure you're fully covered should an event happen that you have no control over.

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