Spooky road names demand over half a million

A spooky discovery - Halloween-related road and street names such as Grave and Dead have been found to command by far the highest price amongst UK homebuyers.

We analysed sold price data from the Land Registry for residential property sales across England and Wales over the last 12 months to reveal which of the 13 spooky street names command the highest house price. We also observed the change in market rewind over the last year.

Which road names are demanding over half a million?

We found that since last Halloween, roads with Grave in their name command the highest Halloween house prices, selling for an average of £536,350. This is closely followed by roads with Dead in their name, which are commanding a massive sold price of over half a million (£510,000).

Another popular road name is Lantern, with homes on this street commanding an average sold price of £385,000, followed by Witch (£325,000) and Sweet (£313,500).

Regarding Halloween house price growth, Dead and Grave also ranked high when comparing current sold prices to those from the last year, with respective rates of growth sitting at 17.6% and 15.3%.

October demands the highest house price

However, the strongest performance is amongst the roads with October in their name - up by 26.6% in the last year.

Which roads plummeted in house prices?

Surprisingly, not all Halloween homeowners have seen their property rise in terms of annual house price growth.

For example, properties on roads with Spider in the name have plummeted by -15.8% on an annual basis. Additionally, roads with Hell (-11.7%), Night (-9.4%), Broom (-4.8%) and Lantern (-2.5%) have also seen a drop in house prices.

‘Scarier road names command above the national average’ - GetAgent CEO Colby Short

“Halloween is perhaps one of the nation’s least celebrated holidays, certainly in comparison to those across the pond from whence it came. But for some, spiders and spooks are far more preferable to the fairy lights and sleigh bells that follow for months on end almost immediately after.

However, if you’re hoping to make a Halloween inspired property purchase to secure a little spookiness on a permanent basis, the chances are it may cost you as some of the scarier road names command far above and beyond the national average.

But much like the property market as a whole, there are some bargains to be found, with homes on road names containing Blood commanding a far lower average house price compared to those with Grave or Dead.

Of course, you do run the risk of a house price fright, with some Halloween house prices falling by as much as 12% so far in 2022.”

Data and Methodology