- New survey research carried out by WeLoveBrum.co.uk unveiled the cities where people are having the most sex each week
- London topped the list, with Birmingham, Belfast, Manchester and Newcastle also making the top 10
- Nearly a quarter of Brits confessed to getting it on 2-3 times each week, while 1 in 5 admitted they never do
New survey research has taken a deep dive into the love lives of Brits, with people revealing just how much they’re really having sex each week. According to the data, London came out on top when it came to cities where most people are having the most sex each week, placing first with 2.8 times per week.
Belfast (2.49 times) closely followed in second place, with Manchester (2.44 times), Sheffield (2.38 times) and Nottingham (2.32 times) listing in third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Also making up the top 10 cities were Birmingham (2.3 times), Bristol (2.22 times), Leeds (2.12 times), Liverpool (2.05 times) and Newcastle (2.04 times).
Brighton was the city were people were having the least sex each week, with 30% of those located down by the coast insisting they never indulge.
Top 10 cities where people are having the most sex across the UK:
- London
- Belfast
- Manchester
- Sheffield
- Nottingham
- Birmingham
- Bristol
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Newcastle
| City | Ave. no of times per week you have sex |
| London | 2.8 |
| Belfast | 2.49 |
| Manchester | 2.44 |
| Sheffield | 2.38 |
| Nottingham | 2.32 |
| Birmingham | 2.3 |
| Bristol | 2.22 |
| Leeds | 2.12 |
| Liverpool | 2.05 |
| Newcastle | 2.04 |
| Cardiff | 2.01 |
| Glasgow | 1.92 |
| Norwich | 1.78 |
| Edinburgh | 1.38 |
| Southampton | 1.2 |
| Plymouth | 1.1 |
| Brighton | 1.04 |
Over 2000 adults were asked on average how many times per week they have sex as part of the research, with, surprisingly, 1 in 5 confessing that they never do. 19% were satisfied with just once a week, while nearly a quarter of Brits confessed they get it on 2-3 times a week and almost 5% usually fit in 6-7 sessions between the sheets.
Men, meanwhile, appear to have double the amount of sex (2.99 times), on average, than women (1.5 times) do per week.
| How often do you have sex per week | All | Men | Women |
| Once | 19.32% | 17.29% | 21.27% |
| 2-3 times per week | 22.51% | 23.09% | 21.95% |
| 4-5 times per week | 6.62% | 8.95% | 4.39% |
| 6-7 times per week | 4.53% | 5.80% | 3.32% |
| 8-9 times per week | 1.79% | 2.95% | 0.68% |
| 10-12 times per week | 0.90% | 1.22% | 0.59% |
| 13-14 times per week | 0.70% | 1.32% | 0.10% |
| 15-16 times per week | 0.45% | 0.61% | 0.29% |
| 17-18 times per week | 0.10% | 0.20% | 0.00% |
| 19-20 times per week | 1.64% | 2.75% | 0.59% |
| More than 20 times | 0.50% | 0.92% | 0.10% |
| N/A – I never have sex | 20.32% | 16.58% | 23.90% |
| Mean: amount per week (exclu. N/A – I never have sex) | 2.23 | 2.99 | 1.5 |
Brits were also asked how much money they would accept to never have sex again, with the average amount reaching just over £400,000. Those in Belfast wouldn’t accept less than £528,000, while Newcastle had the lowest requirement at just over £305,000, with Birmingham and Cardiff making up the middle ground with an ask of around £406,000.
| City | Ave. amount you’d require to never have sex again (£) |
| Belfast | 528524.57 |
| Brighton | 499611.63 |
| Manchester | 481024.94 |
| Plymouth | 454889.31 |
| Southampton | 449182.25 |
| Edinburgh | 437618.21 |
| London | 423609.44 |
| Glasgow | 419021.07 |
| Birmingham | 406119.49 |
| Cardiff | 405932.69 |
| Bristol | 386553.53 |
| Leeds | 368891.47 |
| Nottingham | 362692.97 |
| Liverpool | 345673.08 |
| Sheffield | 345175.93 |
| Norwich | 328326.94 |
| Newcastle | 305781.52 |
However, sex isn’t top of the list when it comes to what the nation would find hardest to go without, as a third of Brits (33%) would rather give up getting intimate than they would chocolate.
Sex (26%) closely followed in second, with holidays, alcohol and social media making up the top five. When broken down by gender, however, sex was much further down the list for women, as they’d find it more difficult to go without chocolate (40%), holidays (31%), social media (22%), alcohol (20%) and crisps (20%).
Men, meanwhile, would find it hardest to give up sex (36%) over chocolate (25%), alcohol (24%), holidays (21%) and takeaways (17%).
| What would you find the most difficult to give up? | All | Men | Women |
| Chocolate | 33.47% | 25.43% | 41.17% |
| Sex | 26.15% | 36.01% | 16.68% |
| Holidays | 25.75% | 20.75% | 30.54% |
| Alcohol | 21.96% | 23.50% | 20.49% |
| Social media | 19.42% | 16.48% | 22.24% |
| Crisps | 17.13% | 13.73% | 20.39% |
| Takeaways | 16.24% | 17.40% | 15.12% |
| The gym | 7.42% | 10.07% | 4.88% |
| Other | 2.44% | 2.34% | 2.54% |
