When we see a street with our name on we can’t help but get a little excited, and think perhaps, we’re destined to live there. But how many streets contain your name? Where can you find them? And, most importantly, how much would it cost to live there?
To find out, we analysed the HM Land Registry database, which records annual property price and sales data for England and Wales. From this, we were able to source a list of over 100,000 street names, along with the average property value for each one.
By using our online tool, you can find out how close you are to your name’s nearest street and check out the average property price for every street in the database that features your name.
Simply enter your name and postcode to see how often your name pops up and where you can find it.
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To help you find out more about street names, we’ve analysed the most popular British names to drill down into which street names have the highest value, along with those that you can bag for a bargain price.
| 1 | Melody | £1.34m |
| 2 | Lena | £1.25m |
| 3 | Octavia | £1.25m |
| 4 | Maddox | £1.1m |
| 5 | Hugo | £1.07m |
| 6 | Peyton | £1.04m |
| 7 | Alba | £881k |
| 8 | Archie | £880k |
| 9 | Lennox | £868k |
| 10 | Jude | £825k |
Melody was found to be the name associated with the highest house price, setting people back £1.34 million to live on a street with Melody in the name.
| 1 | Eva | £55k |
| 2 | Jeremiah | £80k |
| 3 | Elias | £83k |
| 4 | Claire | £101k |
| 5 | Cecilia | £103k |
| 6 | Audrey | £108k |
| 7 | Bertie | £109k |
| 8 | Hector | £110k |
| 9 | Clara | £114k |
| 10 | Junior | £117k |
Better luck however if your name is Eva and you’re looking to live on a street with your name in. Street names with Eva were found to be the cheapest to buy a house on average £55k.
To find out which names are the most popular, we’ve pulled together a list of the top 10 most used male and female names in street signs. Does your name make the list?
| 1 | Victoria | 455 |
| 2 | Meadow | 283 |
| 3 | Mary | 225 |
| 4 | Alexandra | 185 |
| 5 | Willow | 179 |
| 6 | Holly | 118 |
| 7 | Margaret | 97 |
| 8 | Elizabeth | 91 |
| 9 | Primrose | 86 |
| 10 | Rowan | 83 |
The research found that Victoria is the girl's name most likely to appear on a street sign. Across the UK there are 455 streets in the UK that have the name Victoria in them.
| 1 | John | 383 |
| 2 | George | 368 |
| 3 | Albert | 215 |
| 4 | James | 188 |
| 5 | Edward | 184 |
| 6 | Stanley | 164 |
| 7 | Peter | 152 |
| 8 | William | 138 |
| 9 | Chester | 132 |
| 10 | Lincoln | 117 |
The research found that John is the boy's name most likely to appear on a street sign. Across the UK there are 383 streets in the UK have the name in John in them.
To find out which names are increasing in value the most, we’ve compared house price data from 2022 to five years ago in order to reveal which names are rising in value the most.
| 1 | Landon | -1,157% |
| 2 | Amber | -901% |
| 3 | Casey | -234% |
| 4 | Rhys | -213% |
| 5 | Abigail | -204% |
| 6 | Frank | -202% |
| 7 | Marley | -200% |
| 8 | Lucy | -160% |
| 9 | Harrison | -108% |
| 10 | Amina | -94% |
Landon was revealed to be the name decreasing in value the most compared to five years ago. Houses on streets with Landon in the name have sold 1,157% less compared to 2017.
| 1 | Lila | 71% |
| 2 | Ronan | 71% |
| 3 | Nathaniel | 68% |
| 4 | Libby | 64% |
| 5 | Everleigh | 61% |
| 6 | Winnie | 59% |
| 7 | Dolly | 58% |
| 8 | Cecilia | 57% |
| 9 | Orson | 55% |
| 10 | Charlie | 55% |
Lila was revealed to be the name increasing in value the most compared to five years ago. Houses on streets with Lila in the name have sold for 71% more compared to 2017.
We also analysed which house numbers are selling for the highest price in 2022. Is living in a house with your lucky number likely to be a bargain?
| 1 | 92 | £1,479,234 |
| 2 | 68 | £1,344,755 |
| 3 | 60 | £1,210,125 |
| 4 | 78 | £823,325 |
| 5 | 13 | £793,733 |
| 6 | 79 | £768,762 |
| 7 | 90 | £758,071 |
| 8 | 50 | £711,393 |
| 9 | 34 | £707,626 |
| 10 | 94 | £703,412 |
Good news if you live at number 92. Our research found that this was the most expensive house number in 2022, selling on average for £1.5 million.
| 1 | 85 | £290,380 |
| 2 | 80 | £331,272 |
| 3 | 89 | £333,790 |
| 4 | 46 | £376,753 |
| 5 | 72 | £387,119 |
| 6 | 71 | £392,371 |
| 7 | 82 | £394,805 |
| 8 | 74 | £395,096 |
| 9 | 87 | £404,571 |
| 10 | 59 | £407,106 |
Not so great news however for anyone that has the number 85 on their front door. Houses with 85 as the house number sold on average for £290k, making it the least expensive overall.
As we did with street names, we also compared data from 2017 to reveal which house numbers have increased and decreased in value the most over the past five years.
| 1 | 89 | -77% |
| 2 | 80 | -63% |
| 3 | 67 | -55% |
| 4 | 12 | -54% |
| 5 | 66 | -54% |
| 6 | 75 | -51% |
| 7 | 77 | -48% |
| 8 | 64 | -48% |
| 9 | 16 | -45% |
| 10 | 58 | -44% |
Good news if you’re looking to live in house number 89, bad news if you’re looking to sell a house with 89 on the front door. The house number 89 has decreased by 77%.
| 1 | 68 | 168% |
| 2 | 94 | 98% |
| 3 | 78 | 66% |
| 4 | 63 | 60% |
| 5 | 54 | 27% |
| 6 | 70 | 22% |
| 7 | 21 | 13% |
| 8 | 65 | 12% |
| 9 | 13 | 11% |
| 10 | 49 | 10% |
Compared to 2017, the house number that has seen the biggest growth in sale price is the number 68, having sold for 168% more compared to five years ago.
House prices have increased everywhere in the last 20 years. However, certain counties have increased at a much faster rate than others. Can you spot your county on the fastest or slowest growing list?
| 1 | Isles Of Scilly | 60% |
| 2 | Central Bedfordshire | 87% |
| 3 | West Northamptonshire | 101% |
| 4 | Dorset | 114% |
| 5 | County Durham | 119% |
| 6 | Hartlepool | 123% |
| 7 | Isle Of Wight | 125% |
| 8 | Blackpool | 126% |
| 9 | Torfaen | 127% |
| 10 | Cheshire East | 128% |
Better news however if you live in any of these counties where house prices have increased at the slowest rate in the past 20 years. Isles of Scilly leads the way at just 60%, followed by Central Bedfordshire at 87%.
| 1 | Stockton-on-Tees | 344% |
| 2 | Slough | 295% |
| 3 | Bracknell Forest | 262% |
| 4 | Greater London | 258% |
| 5 | Merthyr Tydfil | 247% |
| 6 | Carmarthenshire | 244% |
| 7 | Blaenau Gwent | 225% |
| 8 | Kingston upon Hull | 220% |
| 9 | Halton | 218% |
| 10 | Oxfordshire | 218% |
From 2002 to 2022, house prices in England and Wales have increased by an average of 174%. Stockton-on-Tees increased by the highest percentage at 344%, followed by Slough and Bracknell Forest at 295% and 262% respectively.
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Data methodology:
To source the list of baby names analysed we used the list of the most popular baby names via ONS in England and Wales from 2021 with any girl's and boy's names that were used at least 100 times.
To source house prices we used Land Registry price paid data from 2022, 2017, 2012, 2007 and 2002. The average prices were then calculated based on houses sold with either the name in the street name or the house number that was sold.
To avoid outliers, only names with at least 50 houses sold in 2022 were analysed. For house numbers only those with a higher number of houses sold above the median value were analysed. All names were then checked to exclude any names that are present in other words, e.g. “Ace” matching a lot of street names with “place” in.
