Rude street names cut house prices

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Embargoed to 0001 Tuesday February 25The street sign for Fanny Hands Lane in Ludford. Streets with rude-sounding names like Crotch Crescent, Turkey Cock Lane, Bell End and The Knob could turn out to be a haven for property hunters looking to snap up a bargain, research suggests. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Issue date: Tuesday February 25, 2014. The study for website NeedaProperty.com looked for evidence of what impact living in a street with a suggestive name could have on the value of your home. Properties on streets with innuendo-laden names were found to be around one fifth or ?84,000 cheaper on average than other homes situated nearby. See PA story MONEY Streets. Photo credit should read: Lucy Bogustawski/PA Wire

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%Streets with rude-sounding names like Crotch Crescent, Turkey Cock Lane, Bell End and The Knob could turn out to be a haven for property hunters looking to snap up a bargain, research suggests.

The study for website NeedaProperty.com looked for evidence of what impact living in a street with a suggestive name could have on the value of your home.

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