The South West is said to be home to 276 ‘royal’ street names, of which 34 are located in Bristol. According to OnlineMortgageAdvisor, the right regal road name could add value to properties situated there.
The site utilised Streetlist and Zoopla to compare the average cost of homes on streets with regal titles to the average UK property, to determine if a royal name can increase or reduce property value. While there will be many factors at play in any one location, from the number of good schools and parks nearby to the proximity to amenities, they claim that some royal names can indeed add value.
Their research ultimately found that streets named after Her Majesty The Queen, The Duchess of Cornwall ‘Camilla’, The Duchess of Cambridge ‘Kate’ and The Countess of Wessex ‘Sophie’ boosted property values the most. However, streets containing the Earl of Wessex, Prince Edward, reportedly showed a £20,855 decrease in prices across 504 streets throughout the country.
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In Bristol, the street with the highest average house price of those compared was Alexandra Road in affluent BS8, where property prices were £958,308 on average. In second place was Alexandra Park situated in BS6 with an average of £664,023, followed by Catherine Hill in Olveston with an average of £443,836.
The Earl of Wessex does make an appearance on the list, as street names with ‘Edward’ can be found in BS5, BS4 and BS15. Research only compared prices with the average UK prices, despite the fluctuation of property prices from neighbourhood to neighbourhood.
BS8 and BS6, for example, made the list but are known to be among Bristol’s property hotspots regardless of road name. The list also included streets that include a royal name but were obviously not named after that royal, such as William Jessop Way in South Bristol.
The Royal Family members ‘likely to increase or reduce your property value’
Royal Name
Royal Title
Avg. House Price of Royal Street Names
Added Value
Sophie
The Countess of Wessex
£458,850
£221,016
Camilla
The Duchess of Cornwall
£332,791
£94,957
Kate
The Duchess of Cambridge
£305,562
£67,728
Elizabeth
Her Majesty The Queen
£251,424
£13,150
Richard
The Duke of Gloucester
£243,570
£5,736
Alexandra
Princess Alexandra
£242,226
£4,392
Anne
The Princess Royal
£239,674
£1,840
Charles
The Prince of Wales
£224,706
-£13,128
William
The Duke of Cambridge
£218,257
-£19,557
Edward
The Earl of Wessex/Duke of Kent
£216,979
-£20,855
The 34 Bristol streets with royal names
Title
Name
Street Name
Postcode
Average House Price
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Road
BS8
£958,308
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Park
BS6
£664,023
The Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine Middleton
Catherine Hill
BS35
£443,836
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Close
BS35
£434,416
The Duke of Sussex
Prince Harry
Harry Stoke Road
BS34
£411,668
The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles Place
BS8
£395,652
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Road
BS36
£387,006
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Road
BS15
£380,560
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Court
BS15
£346,439
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Way
BS35
£326,874
The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles Close
BS35
£312,759
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Close
BS16
£305,517
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Park
BS39
£296,859
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Gardens
BS16
£292,683
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Way
BS16
£292,415
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Street
BS3
£278,697
The Earl of Wessex / Duke of Kent
Prince Edward
Edward Road
BS15
£257,415
The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles Road
BS37
£251,661
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Street
BS3
£248,464
The Earl of Wessex / Duke of Kent
Prince Edward
Edward Road
BS4
£245,879
The Earl of Wessex / Duke of Kent
Prince Edward
Edward Street
BS5
£236,609
The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles Road
BS34
£234,594
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Place
BS16
£234,527
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Street
BS5
£232,664
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Street
BS2
£230,257
The Prince of Wales
Prince Charles
Charles Street
BS1
£225,417
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Mason Close
BS5
£220,410
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Jessop Way
BS13
£218,689
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Crescent
BS34
£206,220
The Duke of Cambridge
Prince William
William Street
BS16
£202,227
The Duchess of Cambridge
Catherine Middleton
Catherine Mead Street
BS3
£196,988
The Earl of Wessex / Duke of Kent
Prince Edward
Edward Street
BS5
£183,688
Her Majesty The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II
Elizabeth Mews
BS4
£172,440
Princess Alexandra
Alexandra
Alexandra Park
BS16
£163,958
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