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Unless your property has a name, the majority of homes will have a number. But, have you ever wondered if some are more valuable than others?
Through an analysis of the Office for National Statistics’ Price Paid Index, which includes information on all property sales in England and Wales and what they sold for, we identified the most popular and the highest-selling house numbers in each region across the UK. The research focussed on terraced homes, semi-detached homes and detached homes.
In the last full year, nearly 148,000 houses were sold in the UK as the property market boomed, with an average selling price of £363,364.
Top 10 most expensive house numbers in 2021 UK-wide
Our research revealed that when it comes to house numbers, triple figures are worth more than both double and single figure house numbers, with the top 50 most expensive houses all triple figures.
No.680 was the most lucrative house number in the UK by quite a significant amount, with the average price a whopping £904k, this was £541k more than the average UK!
The second most valuable house number was 495, which had an average selling price of £844k, while the third most valuable was number 640 with an average selling price of £792k, indicating that when it comes to buying a house, triple figure numbers on the door are the way to go!
We wanted to find out if there’s more to the number on the front of a house and if this influences price in the market – here’s what our research revealed:
| Rank | House Number | Average UK Selling Price | Value difference of no. compared to avg UK sold price |
| 1 | 680 | £904,000 | +85.3% |
| 2 | 495 | £844,000.67 | +79.6% |
| 3 | 640 | £792,500 | +74.3% |
| 4 | 517 | £760,000 | +70.6% |
| 5 | 496 | £655,437.50 | +57.3% |
| 6 | 663 | £630,000.00 | +53.7% |
| 7 | 808 | £622,500 | +52.6% |
| 8 | 709 | £594,666.67 | +48.3% |
| 9 | 652 | £590,125.00 | +47.6% |
| 10 | 548 | £570,000.00 | +44.8% |
The 10 cheapest house numbers in 2021 UK-Wide
Number 704 was revealed to be the cheapest selling house number, selling for an average of £68,250. This figure is £295k less than the UK average in 2021.
The second least valuable house number was 481, which had an average selling price of £71k, while the third most valuable was number 693 with an average selling price of £87k.
| Rank | House Number | Average Selling Price | Value difference of no. compared to avg UK sold price |
| 1 | 704 | £68,250 | -136.7% |
| 2 | 481 | £70,801 | -134.8% |
| 3 | 693 | £87,000 | -122.7% |
| 4 | 736 | £99,375 | -114.1% |
| 5 | 644 | £113,000 | -105.1% |
| 6 | 846 | £118,000 | -101.9% |
| 7 | 639 | £127,500 | -96.1% |
| 8 | 603 | £135,000 | -91.6% |
| 9 | 629 | £136,000 | -91.1% |
| 10 | 669 | £136,300 | -90.9% |
The Most Valuable House Numbers in Each City/Town Across The UK
The data was broken down for each area in the UK to reveal the most and least valuable house numbers in each city/town.
Merthyr Tydfil in Wales was the only city/town in the UK to have a single figure house number as the most valuable house number, with the house number 4 selling on average for £204,277.78 with a +34.8% difference compared to the average house price in Merthyr Tydfil.
Over the past year, the City of Bristol was the city/town with the highest average selling price in the UK, with houses in this city selling on average for £367k. 1100 houses were sold in Bristol over the past year with no.208 being the most valuable with an average selling price of £993k!.
In second place was Reading, which sold 471 houses in 2021 for an average of £360k. No.79 was the most valuable number in Reading last year, with an average selling price of £595k. In third place came Bedford with an average selling price of £344k. 527 houses were sold in Bedford last year with no.287 being the most valuable house number, selling on average for £542k.
The City of Kingston-Upon-Hull had the lowest average selling price, with houses selling on average for around £128k. Over the past year, 409 houses were sold in Kingston-Upon-Hull. No.412 was the most valuable house number in Kingston-Upon-Hull last year, with an average selling price of £488k.
In second place came Hartlepool with an average selling price of £128k. Over the past year, 381 houses were sold in Hartlepool. No.47 was the most valuable house number in Hartlepool last year, with an average selling price of £217k. In third came Blackpool, with 391 houses sold last year and an average selling price of £130k. No.280 was the most valuable house number in Blackpool, with an average selling price of £287k.
Do you own the most valuable house number in your city or town?
If you’re a homeowner, check out the tables below to see whether your property makes the list of top 10 house numbers selling for more than the average price in your area for a new perspective of your property value.
| Location | Avg sold price in the area | Most Valuable House .no | Value difference of no. compared to avg sold price | Least Valuable House .no | Value difference of no. compared to avg sold price | Top 10 house .no which sold for more than the avg |
| Bedford | £343,207.82 | 287 | +£198,458.84
+44.9% |
119 | -£115,707.82
- 40.5% |
287, 62, 95, 122, 60, 58, 37, 82, 59, 90 |
| Blackburn with Darwen | £148,023.95 | 111 | +£125,309.39
+59.5% |
133 | - £80,523.95
-74.7% |
111, 67, 473, 187, 65, 125, 83, 77, 191, 73 |
| Blackpool | £130,474.31 | 280 | +£156,525.69
+75% |
157 | -£55,474.31
-54% |
280, 351, 263, 106, 119, 110, 117, 88, 156, 103 |
| Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole | £391,791.73 | 126 | +£1,414,208.27
+128.7% |
583 | -£284,291.73
-113.9% |
126, 110, 45, 175, 135, 127, 40, 28, 147, 219 |
| Brighton & Hove | £475,642.90 | 88 | +£456,023.77
+64.8% |
143 | -£214,392.90
-58.2% |
88, 148, 162, 123, 114, 117, 112, 72, 109, 103 |
| Cardiff | £269,959.04 | 304 | +£449,040.96
+90.8% |
185 | -£142,459.04
-71.7% |
304, 157, 163, 75, 214, 59, 105, 81, 129, 112 |
| City of Bristol | £366,700.06 | 208 | +£625,799.94
+92.1% |
194 | -£186,700.06
-68.3% |
208, 132, 210, 289, 81, 138, 183, 88, 73, 51 |
| City of Derby | £199,985.40 | 440 | +£267,514.60
+80.2% |
124 | -£120,985.40
-86.7% |
440, 140, 302, 137, 100, 98, 182, 96, 206, 240 |
| City of Kingston-Upon-Hull | £127,756.30 | 412 | +£359,743.70
+116.9% |
121 | -£63,506.30
-66.1% |
412, 165, 118, 212, 198, 197, 94, 222, 171, 20 |
| City of Nottingham | £192,150.70 | 134 | +£260,599.30
+80.8% |
167 | -£92,150.70
-63.1% |
134, 170, 132, 333, 131, 262, 142, 119, 2, 15 |
| City of Peterborough | £241,191.18 | 81 | +£624,058.82
+112.8% |
98 | -£128,691.18
-72.8% |
81, 51, 100, 102, 197, 144, 95, 38, 1, 86 |
| Darlington | £160,455.86 | 51 | +£98,494.14
+47% |
78 | -£110,205.86
-104.6% |
51, 79, 71, 31, 107, 20, 25, 93, 84, 4 |
| Hartlepool | £127,775.31 | 47 | +£88,724.69
51.5% |
126 | -£103,775.31
-136.7% |
47, 134, 19, 78, 39, 69, 179, 77, 55, 9 |
| Leicester | £226,637.71 | 99 | +£149,862.29
+49.7% |
190 | -£119,637.71
-71.7% |
99, 131, 71, 51, 96, 15, 159, 10, 150, 110 |
| Luton | £277,031.22 | 159 | +£390,468.78
+82.7% |
127 | -£157,031.22
-79.1% |
159, 173, 274, 183, 158, 115, 40, 60, 78, 46 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | £204,277.78 | 4 | +£71,049.65
+42.1% |
71 | -£63,894.79
-63.1% |
4, 63, 50, 20, 8, 22, 53, 12, 18, 19 |
| Middlesbrough | £131,688.54 | 71 | +£131,811.46 +66.7% | 124 | -£88,188.54
100.7% |
71, 109, 65, 93, 68, 40, 39, 1, 27, 50 |
| Milton Keynes | £330,240.68 | 112 | +£559,057.82 +91.7% | 179 | -£208,740.68
92.4% |
112, 102, 86, 110, 84, 107, 79, 115, 320, 175 |
| Newport | £219,035.98 | 161 | +£131,964.02
+46.3% |
111 | -£107,535.98
65.1% |
161, 72, 129, 79, 49, 110, 182, 27, 21, 34 |
| Norfolk | £291,831.00 | 123 | +£285,454.71 +65.7% | 126 | -£183,206.00
91.5% |
123, 161, 225, 150, 186, 141, 158, 147, 252, 112 |
| Plymouth | £216,198.87 | 171 | +£236,301.13
+70.7% |
126 | -£109,698.87
68% |
171, 194, 87, 180, 168, 151, 93, 178, 91, 76 |
| Portsmouth | £258,884.28 | 131 | +£132,782.39 +40.8% | 423 | -£124,384.28
63.2% |
131, 133, 2, 74, 172, 87, 68, 10, 64, 60 |
| Reading | £359,730.09 | 79 | +£235,269.91 +49.3% | 193 | -£204,730.09
79.6% |
79, 102, 38, 158, 32, 81, 50, 54, 206, 150 |
| Slough | £362,540.56 | 28 | +£216,021.94
+45.9% |
193 | -£139,040.56
47.5% |
28, 88, 99, 86, 39, 45, 20, 1, 119, 5 |
| Southampton | £243, 854.44 | 201 | +£246,645.56 +67.2% | 316 | -£111,521.11
59.3% |
201, 68, 196, 184, 177, 160, 88, 113, 9, 36 |
| Stoke-on-trent | £134,390.01 | 192 | +£119,859.99 +61.7% | 122 | -£90,556.67
101.6 |
192, 226, 167, 146, 82, 148, 81, 105, 161, 114 |
| Swansea | £206,633.14 | 85 | +£110,241.86
+42.1% |
200 | -£122,133.14
83.9% |
85, 120, 101, 62, 124, 130, 24, 143, 75, 26 |
| Swindon | £256,310.91 | 99 | +£242,689.09
+64.3% |
135 | -£130,060.91
68% |
99, 156, 118, 84, 54, 52, 105, 53, 30, 69 |
| Warrington | £260,007.23 | 159 | +£258,992.77 +66.5% | 87 | -£189,007.23
114.2% |
159, 123, 106, 66, 26, 1, 78, 119, 55, 59, |
| York | £316,556.27 | 210 | +£263,943.73 +58.8% | 76 | -£171,056.27
74% |
210, 111, 116, 69, 36, 118, 126, 156, 33, 73 |
Most Valuable House Numbers in Each County/Region
The data was also broken down to discover the most and least valuable house numbers in each region/county. Interestingly, none of the most valuable house numbers in each region are a single figure.
The research revealed Windsor and Maidenhead came out top with the highest average selling price of £654k. In 2021, 548 properties were sold in Windsor and Maidenhead, with No.102 the most valuable out of all of those. No.102 had a whopping average selling price of £1,020,000.
It is no surprise that Greater London made the top three, ranking second, with houses last year selling on average for £650k. 3237 houses were sold across Greater London last year with No.399 being the most valuable selling on average for £2,267,750.00. In third place was Surrey with an average selling price of £597k. The most valuable number in Surrey is 241 which sold on average for £237,250.
County Durham came out with the lowest average selling price of £135k, £228k less than the UK average. The most valuable house number in County Durham is no.179 which sold on average for £253k.
North East Lincolnshire had the second-lowest average price of £149k, with the most valuable house number no.119 which sold for an average of £364k. Tyne and Wear followed in third with an average selling price of £178k. No.229 was the most valuable house number on average with a selling price of £317k.
| Region | Avg sold price in the area | Most Valuable House .no | Value difference of no. compared to avg sold price | Least Valuable House .no | Value difference of no. compared to avg sold price | Top 10 house .no which sold for more than the avg |
| Bath & North East Somerset | £451,434.72 | 147 | +£981,065.28
+104.2% |
152 | -£215,434.72
-62.7% |
147, 83, 23, 4, 73, 170, 19, 70, 41, 11 |
| Buckinghamshire | £544,788.19 | 164 | +£730,186.81
+80.3% |
170 | -£365,788.19
-101.1% |
164, 147, 81, 103, 64, 116, 95, 125, 136, 146 |
| Cambridgeshire | £365,197.39 | 174 | +£632,302.61
+92.8% |
187 | -£192,197.39
-71.4% |
174, 133, 160, 202, 172, 112, 113, 211, 142, 120 |
| Carmarthenshire | £188,226.29 | 97 | +£134,273.71
+52.6% |
154 | -£100,726.29
-73.1% |
97, 104, 83, 99, 1, 35, 78, 11, 37, 3 |
| Central Bedfordshire | £358,703.51 | 212 | +£286,296.49
+57% |
196 | -£160,703.51
-57.7% |
212, 107, 142, 163, 116, 43, 67, 86, 58, 82 |
| Cheshire East | £327,217.32 | 92 | +£792,032.68
+109.5% |
195 | -£241,783.99
-117.2% |
92, 168, 142, 146, 105, 217, 134, 247, 202, 103 |
| Cheshire West & Chester | £276,316.84 | 123 | +£270,849.83
+65.8% |
355 | -£182,316.84
-98.5% |
123, 140, 76, 175, 183, 121, 131, 74, 56, 52 |
| Cornwall | £321,379.99 | 85 | +£193,886.68
+46.3% |
73 | -£192,629.99
-85.6% |
85, 32, 171, 70, 173, 29, 78, 52 |
| County Durham | £135,343.70 | 179 | +£117,156.30
+60.4% |
129 | -£84,843.70
-91.3% |
179, 138, 96, 53, 134, 192, 94, 120, 84, 178 |
| Cumbria | £214,038.23 | 131 | +£307,961.77
+83.7% |
87 | -£151,038.23
-109% |
131, 108, 113, 124, 209, 268, 286, 138, 1 |
| Denbighshire | £204,695.15 | 76 | £87,804.85
+35.3% |
60 | -£111,361.82
-74.7% |
76, 57, 90, 38, 55, 56, 27, 43, 51, 68 |
| Derbyshire | £235,441.84 | 157 | +£190,058.16
+57.5% |
221 | -£169,941.84
-112.9% |
157, 230, 168, 196, 141, 198, 181, 192, 201, 116 |
| Devon | £343,975.60 | 103 | +£71,268.40 +18.8% | 150 | -£201,238.10
-82.7% |
103, 60, 235, 135, 169, 161, 86, 130 |
| Dorset | £373,324.50 | 314 | +£281,675.50
+54.8% |
134 | -£197,324.50
-71.8% |
314, 170, 76, 70, 218, 173, 93, 222, 116, 68 |
| Essex | £399,483.47 | 213 | +£597,183.20
+85.5% |
600 | -£227,483.47
-79.6% |
213, 375, 261, 290, 235, 234, 280, 217, 142, 305 |
| Gloucestershire | £353,538.04 | 289 | +£271,461.96
+55.5% |
94 | -£198,038.04
-77.8% |
289, 106, 174, 145, 202, 185, 104, 118, 157, 167 |
| Greater London | ££650,580.11 | 399 | +££1,617,169.89
+110.8% |
842 | -£463,080.11
-110.5% |
399, 344, 250, 309, 215, 298, 281, 314, 295, 32 |
| Greater Manchester | £232,177.90 | 220 | +£643,988.77
+116.2% |
283 | -£148,677.90
-94.2% |
220, 432, 222, 275, 461, 240, 409, 67, 296, 234 |
| Hampshire | £406,052.92 | 208 | +£278,447.08
+51.1% |
181 | -£230,054.59
-79% |
208, 172, 222, 190, 184, 115, 131, 168, 109, 175 |
| Herefordshire | £308,035.29 | 118 | +£210,714.71
+51% |
76 | -£187,535.29
-87.5% |
118, 133, 122, 72 |
| Hertfordshire | £508,247.38 | 195 | +£335,085.95
+49.6% |
234 | -£276,747.38
-74.8% |
195, 213, 193, 164, 217, 124, 122, 13, 80, 142 |
| Kent | £379,698.89 | 220 | +£550,301.11
+84% |
255 | -£209,032.22
-76% |
220, 245, 361, 187, 232, 143, 335, 235, 118, 249 |
| Lancashire | £194,738.05 | 326 | +£355,095.28
+95.4% |
454 | -£148,457.05
-123.2% |
326, 228, 255, 304, 150, 297, 237, 274, 143, 175 |
| Leicestershire | £281,543.91 | 120 | +£257,656.09
+62.8% |
130 | -£160,543.91
-79.8% |
120, 141, 124, 125, 159, 213, 145, 167, 80, 77 |
| Merseyside | £197,723.51 | 428 | +£454,776.49
+107% |
448 | -£139,973.51
-109.6% |
428, 106, 246, 104, 122, 340, 274, 159, 182, 423, |
| North East Lincolnshire | £149,477.81 | 119 | +£214,272.19
+83.5% |
153 | -£101,477.81
-102.8% |
109, 104, 142, 257, 42, 161, 318, 90, 66, 152 |
| North Lincolnshire | £182,841.10 | 90 | +£184,658.90
+67.1% |
230 | -£127,341.10
-106.9% |
90, 97, 77, 43, 84, 64, 102, 63, 21, 5 |
| North Northamptonshire | £258,545.92 | 72 | +£109,154.08
+34.9% |
88 | -£131,212.59
-68% |
72, 118, 75, 160, 1, 150, 131, 4, 98, 66 |
| North Somerset | £344,667.16 | 131 | +£230,332.84
+50.1% |
129 | -£252,167.16
-115.4% |
131, 144, 156, 222, 128, 58, 221, 40, 72, 91 |
| North Yorkshire | £300,931.77 | 149 | +£194,068.23
+48.8% |
102 | -£193,456.77
-94.7% |
149, 127, 159, 104, 93, 78, 140, 123, 69, 109 |
| Northamptonshire | £293,081.57 | 98 | +£153,418.43
+41.5% |
56 | -£149,331.57
-68.4% |
98, 70, 9, 5, 2, 1, 139, 50, 3, 64 |
| Northumberland | £226,723.88 | 114 | £1,805,609.45
+159.9% |
140 | -£182,723.88
-135% |
114, 66, 111, 113, 89, 107, 72, 95, 176, 132 |
| Nottinghamshire | £239,287.13 | 203 | +£929,462.87
+132% |
197 | -£140,287.13
-82.9% |
203, 195, 312, 183, 166, 122, 161, 119, 110, 149 |
| Oxfordshire | £466,446.88 | 226 | +£676,053.12
+84% |
166 | -£221,446.88
-62.3% |
226, 186, 150, 132, 130, 88, 167, 204, 151, 144 |
| Pembrokeshire | £228,016.59 | 91 | +£76,983.41
+28.9% |
62 | -£116,349.93
-68.5% |
91, 14, 69, 31, 15, 39 |
| Shropshire | £288,457.81 | 178 | +£140,762.19
+39.2% |
112 | -£151,707.81
-71.4% |
178, 65, 88, 47, 70, 69, 120, 102, 94, 180 |
| Somerset | £310,732.11 | 129 | +£68,267.89
+19.8% |
123 | -£181,638.11
-82.6% |
129, 78, 152, 98, 245, 113, 107, 180 |
| South Gloucestershire | £326,378.32 | 95 | +£155,288.35
+38.4% |
610 | -£172,378.32
-68.5% |
95, 107, 136, 126, 93, 187, 207, 206, 102, 108 |
| South Yorkshire | £186,705.30 | 626 | +£418,294.70
+105.7% |
313 | -£99,455.30
-72.6% |
626, 260, 312, 427, 425, 156, 221, 137, 248, 191 |
| Suffolk | £311,365.73 | 247 | +£163,634.27
+41.7% |
178 | -£189,865.73
-87.7% |
247, 152, 155, 187, 263, 235, 117, 153, 78, 88 |
| Surrey | £596,933.52 | 241 | +£359,683.52
+86.2% |
214 | £389,733.15
-49.2% |
214, 376, 344, 277, 174, 238, 119, 253, 152, 227, 259 |
| Tyne & Wear | £178,148.86 | 229 | +£138,851.14
+56.1% |
227 | -£127,398.86
-111.3% |
229, 178, 128, 151, 251, 171, 232, 284, 57, 105 |
| Warwickshire | £324,510.23 | 155 | +£420,489.77
+78.6% |
173 | -£204,510.23
-92% |
155, 205, 186, 137, 98, 123, 125, 164, 257, 102 |
| West Midlands | £240,597.48 | 298 | +£1,000,027.52
+135% |
357 | -£163,097.48
-102.5% |
298, 275, 946, 237, 205, 215, 442, 438, 278, 305 |
| West Northamptonshire | £302,838.74 | 157 | +£225,161.26
+54.2% |
163 | -£185,838.74
-88.5% |
157, 97, 1, 2, 46, 417, 31, 84, 4, 54 |
| West Sussex | £422,010.23 | 162 | +£351,739.77
+58.8% |
169 | -£202,010.23
-62.9% |
162, 132, 186, 138, 181, 194, 88, 118, 133, 106 |
| Wiltshire | £353,182.88 | 123 | +£290,317.12
+58.3% |
161 | -£208,182.88
-83.6% |
123, 89, 88, 163, 181, 162, 133, 131, 105, 87 |
| Windsor & Maidenhead | £653,952.91 | 102 | +£366,047.09
+43.7% |
81 | -£417,952.91
-93.9% |
102, 90, 178, 5, 223, 133, 96, 156, 3, 11 |
| Worcestershire | £301,824.28 | 153 | +£368,175.72
+75.8% |
141 | -£165,824.28
-75.7% |
153, 145, 126, 189, 116, 186, 156, 210, 162, 108 |
No.3 is officially the best-selling house number in the UK
According to the research, lower numbers are more popular when it comes to buying and selling houses.
We’ve found that No.3 is the most popular, selling 2,421 times over the past year. However, if you’re looking for a high value property, then 3 is not the one for you as the average sale price of number three is £331k, which is £32k lower than the average UK.
| Rank | House number | Average Sale Price | Number of sales |
| 1 | 3 | £331,095.86 | 2421 |
| 2 | 2 | £339,848.90 | 2408 |
| 3 | 1 | £344,147.23 | 2357 |
| 4 | 5 | £329,717.26 | 2345 |
| 5 | 4 | £332,412.17 | 2339 |
| 6 | 6 | £329,995.68 | 2300 |
| 7 | 7 | £328,375.26 | 2247 |
| 8 | 8 | £324,495.12 | 2226 |
| 9 | 10 | £329,444.29 | 2181 |
| 10 | 9 | £322,297.44 | 2161 |
The best number to live at to sell your house is no.200
If you live at number 200 then you’re in luck, homes with this number were sold the most out of all house numbers which sold higher than the UK average. Number 200 homes were sold 100 times in the past year and also had an average selling price of £369k, almost £6k more than the UK average.
If you’re looking for a property that is not only popular but also sells for more than the UK average, then aim for number 200!
Which number was the most expensive transaction in the UK?
The most expensive transaction in 2021 was a number 39 property. This was in Kensington and Chelsea, London, and was a detached house that sold for £38 million.
Greater London saw more properties sold than anywhere else in the UK followed by Greater Manchester and Surrey
In 2021 alone, 3,237 properties were sold in Greater London, which was the most compared to the rest of the UK. In second place was Greater Manchester with 2,173 properties sold, along with Surrey in third with 1,852.
Analysis of the data also revealed that the top 6 areas in the UK that sold the least properties in 2021 were all in Wales.
Merthyr Tydfil sold the least amount of properties last year with only 191 properties being sold. In second place was Blaenau which sold 222 properties and in third place, Isle of Anglesey which sold 272.
| Rank | Area | Properties sold |
| 1 | Greater London | 3237 |
| 2 | Greater Manchester | 2173 |
| 3 | Surrey | 1852 |
| 4 | West Midlands | 1711 |
| 5 | Kent | 1703 |
| 6 | Hampshire | 1611 |
| 7 | Hertfordshire | 1581 |
| 8 | Essex | 1523 |
| 9 | West Sussex | 1403 |
| 10 | Merseyshire | 1394 |
If your house number failed to make the cut, rest assured there are many other things that can impact the value of your home including the number of bedrooms, bathrooms, off-road parking and location size.
Our research also showed that following the pandemic, gardens added a lot of value to homes, which is why homeowners need to be making the most of their outside space.
If you are looking to add value to your home through your garden whilst also making the most of your outdoor space with family and friends, check out our paving slabs which are designed to help you create better outdoor seating areas and stunning patios and pathways.
Methodology
Paving Direct analysed the Price Paid Data of 147,242 homes from Land Registry to work out the average selling price of house numbers, in order to reveal the most valuable homes in the UK and each region. Flats, Offices and any miscellaneous properties were removed from the list.
