THE average person in Halton holds onto at least three items of clothing that have never been worn.

The figures have been revealed in a new survey by British Heart Foundation as they launch their Bag It. Beat It. stock donation campaign.

The survey delves into Britain’s bulging wardrobe secrets, highlighting that one in ten people even admit to hanging on to more than 16 items of clothing that no longer fit.

It is not only women’s wardrobes that are bursting at the seams.

With females racking up an average wardrobe worth £2,270, their male counterparts aren’t far behind amassing a closet full of clothes tallying £1,722.

Almost a third of people admit the top three items they struggle to part with the most are jeans, shoes and dresses.

Nearly one in four of people feel guilty about how much money they spend on clothes.

The BHF is encouraging people to beat the wardrobe bulge by clearing out the clutter and donating their unwanted stuff to BHF shops to help fund lifesaving heart research.

Caroline Jones, area manager at the BHF, said: “We all have items that we can’t bear to part with.

“By simply donating one item that you’ve never worn or that doesn’t fit to your local BHF shop you’ll be making your wardrobe more manageable and helping the BHF fund life saving heart research.”

Last September more than one million bags of unwanted items were donated to BHF shops as part of their Bag It. Beat It. campaign.

For more information and to find your local BHF shop visit bhf.org.uk/bagit.