Surrey’s spookiest road names and how they affect property prices

As it’s almost Halloween, you might have spotted neatly carved pumpkins on doorsteps, and feel a certain chill in the air. Surrey is pretty atmospheric when temperatures drop and autumn is in full swing.

With ancient woodlands, haunted pubs, and plenty of pumpkin patches, Surrey is a great place to visit during the autumn months. The Devil’s Punch Bowl is an excellent example, with a name you won’t forget and tales of haunted hills and thieving highwaymen.

One unusual thing about Surrey you might have noticed is the eye-catching road names dotted around. Some of them are very befitting for the spooky season.

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Perhaps you even live on a street with a spooky name. It appears Halloween-themed street names might impact property prices, for example, spooky streets with the word ‘ dark’ in them, which were found to increase property value by 11.5% .

Properties on ‘dark’ street names cost an average of £368,831, while similar properties in the same area cost an average of £38,157 less, according to Chartered Surveyors Stokemont. However, streets with ‘spook’ seemed to cost £535,625 compared to properties fetching £693,822 in the surrounding area, suggesting a drop of -22.8%

We searched Surrey for its spookiest road names. Here are our top contenders.

Surrey’s spooky road names:

• Hallows Lane, Englefield Green

• Gallows Road, Epsom

• Ravens Close, Woking

• Hanger Hill, Weybridge

• Monks Walk, Thorpe

• Moth Close, Wallington

• Elm Road, Leatherhead

• Cemetery Lane, Shepperton

• Dark Lane, Puttenham

• Devils Lane, Egham

• Spook Hill, Dorking

• Dragon Lane, Weybridge

• Gibbet Hill, Hindhead

Spooky road names just outside Surrey:

• Pumpkin Hill, Slough

• Deadmans Lane, Newbury

• Stake Lane, Farnborough

• Bat Gardens, Kingston

• Wolf Lane, Windsor

Are there any spooky road names we’ve missed? Let us know in the comments

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