Does you road name end in Way or Lane?

You could find your house is worth more than average in Huddersfield.

Research has revealed that properties in a road ending in Way have an average price of £174,412 — more than £25,000 higher than the average Huddersfield house price.

Road names ending in Lane also have higher house prices — an average of £170,770 compared to the Huddersfield average of £148,486.

Do street names make houses more expensive?

Land Registry

Data from the Land Registry about prices paid for properties between January and November last year has also revealed which street names offer more affordable homes.

A house in a Square might be a good bet for first-time buyers, with an average price of £77,723, while road names ending in Street offer an average house price of £94,819.

Across Kirklees, Lane was the most expensive, with an average price of £181,394.

See what values other street names in Kirklees held below:

How do Kirklees street names affect house prices?

Land Registry

 

In Calderdale, roads ending in Walk have the most expensive homes, averaging £197,617.

See what values other street names in Calderdale held below:

How do Calderdale street names affect house prices?

Land Registry

Across England and Wales, buying in a road with a name ending in Square proved the most expensive, with an average price of £529,341 in 2014.

Second most expensive were roads ending in Garden/Gardens, with an average price of £335,601.

At the other end of the scale, road names ending in Court had an average house price of £184,300, while properties in a Close had an average price of £222,215.

Of course, there's a lot of factors that determine a property's value — but could road names make a difference?

Because there's plenty of unusual street names in our area — check out our round-up below.

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