A third of Hungarians would completely isolate themselves from their neighbors

By: Trademagazin Date: 2025. 09. 16. 10:52

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Even our fence can reveal a surprising amount about us. For Hungarians, it primarily means security, privacy and also orderliness – according to research by Semmelrock, a manufacturer of paving and fencing systems. Despite the fact that two-thirds of Hungarians admit to having a good relationship with their neighbors, every third person living in a property with a garden would still completely separate their home from the outside world. The survey also revealed that we are not really aware of local building regulations, so in many cases irregular fences delimit houses and gardens.

Is the neighbor’s garden always greener?

The relationship of the Hungarian population to their neighborhood and private sphere paints a rather contradictory picture. While nearly two-thirds of respondents maintain a fair or very good, friendly relationship with their neighbors, one-third (33%) would completely isolate themselves and block out the outside world with a high fence. A recent national representative survey* by Semmelrock, a company belonging to Wienerberger and known for its space-enclosing solutions, examined the quality of neighborly relations, the motivations for choosing a fence, and attitudes towards protecting privacy.

18% of those living in properties with a garden surveyed have a “only friendly relationship” with their neighbors, 13% have mixed relationships in this area, and 2% described their relationship with their neighbors as being particularly tense or even hostile.

“We were also surprised that essentially every third property owner with a garden said that they would like to completely isolate themselves from their neighbors, despite the fact that the majority have good relationships with their environment. We can therefore say that the choice and installation of a fence is not necessarily about bad neighborly relations, but about the natural need to protect privacy,”

– evaluated the results by Zsolt István Nagy, Wienerberger’s marketing manager.

Hungarians don’t look for loopholes in fences. 64% said they had never been involved in an argument over a fence or property boundary, but one in ten had experienced tense moments because of it more than once.