Britons with real wood or laminate flooring were found to have much more active sex lives than those with carpet.

The survey also found that people with hard floors are more likely to make actually make love on them - and those with softer furnishings didn't really bother.

Thankfully, it seems Britain is still a nation of traditionalists - the vast majority of us prefer to have sex in...the bedroom.

Roger McLaughlan, chief executive of Floors-2-Go, commissioned the survey.

He said: "The nation's sex lives are clearly evolving in line with our changing interior tastes. 

"It's great to see that people who are more diverse with their flooring have more adventurous sex lives!"