Coronation Street pub could go bust unless punters double order value

Coronation Street fans could be set to see the beloved pub owner hit with financial strain in the next few months, as data has uncovered that the fictional pub would have totted up a bill of £19,461 in lockdown, due to rental costs and staff salaries.

The pub is based in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester, meaning it would have fallen victim to tough restriction measures that the region faced throughout lockdown.

Pubs without a beer garden, like the Rovers Return, were forced to close for a total of 250 days since March 2020, though some venues were able to offer takeaway services during this time.

To support Jenny, Coronation Street residents will need to guzzle over 7,000 pints or over 24,000 bags of pork scratchings to help make up for the lost profits and keep the Rovers Return in business.

Weatherfield locals better clear their schedules, as experts estimate the characters will need to consume the following number of extra drinks or snacks in order to help the pub recover lost lockdown costs:

• A whopping 24,026 packets of pork scratchings

• Or 21,624 packets of crisps or nuts

• Or 11,448 glasses of fruit juice

• Or 9,730 draught milds

• Or 9,401 bottles of cola

• Or 7,485 extra pints of bitter

• Or 5,897 glasses of wine

• Or 1,946 bottles of wine

To recover the Rovers Return lockdown costs, Weatherfield’s residents will need to consume the following EACH WEEK in addition to their usual order:

• 1,144 packets of pork scratchings A WEEK

• Or 1,029 extra packets of crisps...

• Or 545 extra glasses of fruit juice…

• Or 447 bottles of cola…

• Or 441 extra pints of bitter...

• Or 356 extra pints...

• Or 280 extra glasses of wine..

• Or 92 extra bottles of wine a week!

With 84 confirmed main characters living on Coronation Street, the pub's favourite customers will need to drink up to keep the pub thriving, with each character needing to drink an extra 4 pints a week on top of their usual order to help the pub recover lost costs that are equivalent to over 7,000 pints.

The data has been compiled by Financial Conduct Authority authorised and regulated credit broker CashLady.com to assess how viable the popular fictional pub would have been in lockdown.

Commenting on the findings, Paul Wilson, Consumer Finance Expert at CashLady.com said: “It’s interesting to see how the Rovers Return would have fared amidst the lockdown restrictions that were imposed across Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

"Many pubs and restaurants lost out on business that was essential to help them cover the costs of rent for their premises and staff salaries.

“The residents of Weatherfield clearly have a lot of catching up to do if they want to help the Rovers Return stay in business this year and recover the costs they lost during the pandemic.”