These areas of the UK were worst hit by power cuts over the last year

Most households will experience a power cut once in a while, but new research has found that, on average, 22 per cent of people experienced an outage in the last year.

Uswitch asked people around the UK if they’d had a power cut in the last year, and the answers revealed the areas which had seen the most outages. These are the 10 places around the UK worst hit by power cuts.

1. Plymouth - 33 per cent

33 per cent of people said they had experienced a power cut in the last year (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock

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2. Southampton - 28 per cent

28 per cent of people said they had experienced a power cut in the last year (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock

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3. Norwich - 27 per cent

27 per cent of people said they had experienced a power cut in the last year (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock

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4. Edinburgh - 27 per cent

27 per cent of people said they had experienced a power cut in the last year (Photo: Shutterstock) Photo: Shutterstock

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