Fun Fact: Addresses including daffodils and dragons cost 9% more

Posted on Monday, March 1, 2021

  • St David's Day, 1 March celebrates the patron Saint of Wales, Wales home to over 3 million people, 4.7% of the UK population (ONS).
  • Dragons, daffodils and leeks are the symbols most closely associated with Wales, over 800 property transactions recorded on homes or streets bearing these names, since the start of 2019.
  • At just over £275,000 the average sale price of a home with ‘Daffodils’ and ‘Dragons’ in the address was 9% more than the current average price of a property in the UK, £251,500.
  • Streets named ‘Prince of Wales….’ account for 80% of all ‘Wales’ records, with 60% of 'Leek' sales taking place along the 4.3 mile Leek Road, Stoke-on-Trent. Source: Dataloft, Land Registry, UKHPI