From Elm Street to Crucifix Lane: These are the UK’s 13 spookiest street names!

• With Halloween fast approaching regulated property buyers GoodMove have revealed the UK’s 13 spookiest street names!
• Average selling prices from gov.uk were used to determine how much it would set buyers back to live on these spooky streets.
• A property on Crucifix Lane in Camberwell could set buyers back £1,052,750, while Elm Street in Manchester could set you back a not-so-nightmare £52,563.

October is the month in which the ghost and ghouls come out to play, and chillingly carved pumpkins join your property’s residency. But some of the UK’s street names stay seriously spooky all year round, so how much would it cost to live on these streets?

Using data from Gov.UK¹, regulated property buyers, GoodMove have analysed spooky street names up and down the country to reveal the 13 most hair raising, as well as how much it would cost to live there.

So, which prices will make your blood run cold, and which ones will give you a pleasant surprise? Ranked by average selling price here are the UK’s spookiest street names:

• Crucifix Lane, Camberwell, SE1 (£1,052,750)
• Broomstick Lane, Oxfordshire, HP23 (£779,975)
• Devil’s Lane, Hampshire, GU30 (£334,940)
• Dead Lane, Colchester, CO7 (£307,500)
• Bat Alley, Dorset, DT10 (£302,875)
• Black Cat Drive, Northampton, NN5 (£281,000)
• Hell Nook, Warrington, WA3 (£254,333)
• Cemetery Road, Sheffield, S11 (£152,356)
• Fleet Street, Liverpool, L1 (£105,964)
• Conjurors Drive, Powys, LD7 (£105,362)
• Hallow Drive, Newcastle, NE15 (£89,950)
• Vampire Road, Lincoln, LN11 (£82,082)
• Elm Street, Manchester, M29 (£52,563)

Crucifix Lane may sound like it would ward buyers off, but the Camberwell location comes out on top as the most expensive spooky street selling for an average of £1,052,750. As average house prices in London reached £638,285² in September 2021 – this is no big surprise.

Oxfordshire’s Broomstick Lane flies in behind, setting buyers back an average of £779,975. Although you are unlikely to see any witches whirling around, the scenic Oxfordshire location is clearly popular for property buyers. Similarly, in Hampshire buyers are clearly not too fussed about making a deal with the devil with a property on Devil’s Lane selling for a respectable average of £307,500.

In the north, you are more likely to grab a better bargain if you’re looking for a property with a haunting street name. On Liverpool’s Fleet Street you might not run into any demon barbers, but you can grab a buzzing city centre apartment for an average of £105,694. Likewise, in Sheffield you could rest your head at Cemetery Drive for around £152,356.

On the other end of the spooky spectrum, a property on Manchester’s Elm Street will cost you a price that won’t give you nightmares at an average of £52,563. Similarly, at Lincoln’s Vampire Road can set you back £82,082, but with fluctuating house price inflation, these prices are unlikely to be eternal!

Commenting on the research, Nima Ghasri, Director at GoodMove says: “With Halloween on the way we wanted to explore some of the UK’s spookiest street names and see how much they could set property buyers back. Looking at the areas of the top and bottom three, the research shows a clear cost difference in purchasing a property in the south versus the north of the UK!

“Factors such as buyer behaviour and house price inflation come into play too, but overall, it’s interesting to see the money it could set buyers back to live on one of these spooky streets!”

To view some of the UK’s funniest street names, please visit: https://goodmove.co.uk/blog/funny-street-names-affect-house-value/