Rude street names such as Slag Lane can INCREASE your property value

One might think that having a rude street name might put the value of a house down.

However new research shows that living down a road with a suggestive street name can add to the worth of a home, with a property on Slag Lane in Lowton having an increased value of £39,169.

The road ranks seventh out of ten on SellHouseFast’s anaylsis of rude street names and their increased value.

Slag Lane almost certainly has its roots in the area’s coal mining heritage. One theory behind its name involves the family of a local poet called John Byram who had the road covered in coal slag from nearby Bickershaw Colliery to stop it being a dirt track, with the road then becoming known as “The Slag Lane.”

As well as Slag Lane, there is also a Butts Avenue and Butts Street in Leigh and a Woodcock Drive in Platt Bridge and Hardybutts in Wigan.

In total the North West has 39 rude street names which include Cummings Street in Oldham, Cock Clod Street in Radcliffe and Butt Hill Road, Prestwich.

The research shows that Jackass Lane in Keston is the most valuable street name, adding more than £800,000 to your home.

And the South East is the most popular region for rude street names with 84 while Butt is the most common rude road name, appearing 151 times.

Explaining why properties can increase based on what their street name is, Robby Du Toit, managing director of SellHouseFast, said: “Whilst it’s evident a ‘happy street name’ found in recent research by Bankrate can add value, you’d assume a ‘rude’ one would not.

“However, our findings indicate that there isn’t always a clear pattern and in fact they can add value to your home.

“That being said, it can be off putting to purchase a home on a road that sounds rude, so when looking into the data collected, we did find government guidelines and tips on how residents can change their street name, as not everyone finds Bush Lane as comical as others.