The 20 most popular house names in the UK have been revealed.
According to new data from Admiral Home Insurance, the most popular names include ‘Rose Cottage‘, ‘Orchard House’ and ‘The Barn’.
Naming your home is no longer just reserved for those who own large estates, manor houses, or exquisite castles. Today, many properties have sentimental, historic, or descriptive names in places of numbers. Personalising your home by giving it a name is a wonderful way to boost its kerb appeal and make it stand out.
Some of the more unusual names in the study include ‘Cobwebs’, ‘Pippins’, ‘Hunters Moon’, ‘Toad Hall’, ‘Badger’s Holt’, ‘Woodpeckers’ and ‘The West Wing’. The popular ‘School House’ also made the list, as did ‘Orchard House’ — a name often given to properties with an apple orchard.
Many of the popular names also reflect the original function of the building, like stables, lodges and schools. Others seem to be an expression of personal taste, such as fans of Wind in the Willows.
‘The house names seem to reflect a nostalgia for a rural past,’ says Dr. Lynn Robson, Dean and Tutorial Fellow in English Literature at Oxford University.
‘The desire to seem rural — with the names “Hillcrest” and “Meadow View” — is interesting, but may exactly describe where they are situated or what the residents can see! A holt is a small wood, and I do hope that the people living in “Badger’s Holt” see badgers and that those living in “Woodpeckers” see the birds.’
Take a look at the list below:
20 most popular property names
- The Cottage
- Rose Cottage
- The Bungalow
- The Coach House
- The Lodge
- Orchard House
- The Stables
- Ivy Cottage
- School House
- The Barn
- The Granary
- Garden Cottage
- Woodlands
- Sunnyside
- Orchard Cottage
- The Willows
- Hillside
- Meadow View
- Hillcrest
- Yew Tree Cottage
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