Fatboy Slim has been named as the person people would least like to live next door to.

According to a survey by Bradford & Bingley, only three per cent of Britons wanted to rub shoulders with the DJ, real name Norman Cook, and his wife Zoe Ball, who live on the Western Esplanade.

However, local people say he has a reputation for being a low-key celebrity and quiet family man.

Sam Nesbit, 24, who works at Borders bookshop in Churchill Square said: "I've served him several times and he was very pleasant and jokey."

Gardening guru Alan Titchmarsh came top, with 29 per cent.