Confused.com has revealed that Christmas celebrations and New Year's Eve parties will result in the average household forking out £35 to clean their home, mend any damage or replace broken items. Almost one in ten people will even have to part with £100 or more to tidy up the festive mess. In total, the clean-up bill will amount to £858 million across the country.
The study conducted by home insurance comparison site Confused.com revealed that the festive season will see 57.3 million plates, cups and glasses smashed, while there will be 91.7 million spillages on the nations floors and carpets. Even new presents won't escape the damage spree as 36.7 million will be broken within days of being opened.
But it's not all self-inflicted as one in 10 unlucky homeowners have been broken into over Christmas and New Year, with goods worth an average of £247 stolen.
Darren Black, head of home insurance at Confused.com said: "Over the Christmas and New Year, houses are full of extra people, so a few marks here and there are to be expected but it's quite staggering to find out exactly how damage much Brits will be left with after seeing in 2011.
"It's often expensive to host a party anyway, without adding on the cleaning and repair bill when everyone has left. However, you can't get through the festive period without having a house-full at some point so maybe it's best to keep all breakables out of reach.''
The study of 3,000 Brits also found that seven per cent of people will damage or break their televisions between Christmas and New Year, while six per cent will even break windows. Seven per cent will even break or damage pieces of furniture while eight per cent will be left with marks on their walls.
Almost one in 10 (9%) even leave a trail of destruction from playing the Nintendo Wii, with breaking an ornament the most common game-related accident (45%).
More than a third of those (35%) have smashed or cracked a window after the controller slipped out of their hands while 12 per cent even broke the television screen.
Researchers also revealed that 14 per cent of Brits have regretted hosting parties over the Christmas and New Year period because of the mess and damage that was left behind. The destruction was so bad that eight per cent of people have even had to claim on their home insurance to get it fixed.
