What's in a name? Well, quite a lot, when it comes to house prices. A rose might smell as sweet by any other name, but the value of your property is closely related to the street name.
What's in a name?
£345,041
Gap between Square and Court
Land Registry, Trinity Mirror
So, what street names will sprinkle gold dust on your home - and which will drag it down into the gutter? Our analysis is based on average house prices in England and Wales. You can find out more about house prices here.
Street names of desire...
SQUARE
Added value: £270,033
Average price: £529,341
GARDEN(S)
Added value: £76,293
Average price: £335,601
PLACE
Added value: £64,021
Average price: £323,329
MEWS
Added value: £51,244
Average price: £310,552
LANE
Added value: £43,009
Average price: £302,317
...And the mean streets
COURT
Drag on value: £75,008
Average price: £184,300
CLOSE
Drag on value: £37,093
Average price: £222,215
STREET
Drag on value: £35,451
Average price: £222,767
DRIVE
Drag on value: £31,039
Average price: £228,269
TERRACE
Drag on value: £28,923
Average price: £230,385
Data comes from the Land Registry and is based on prices paid for properties between January and November 2014.
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