Does living on a road with a rude name in Devon equal a property bargain? The figures suggest that if your address gives people a giggle, it might lead to a cheaper home.

Since 2010, the average selling price of a property in Devon, including Plymouth and Torbay, was £198,000, according to data from the Land Registry.

But those who live on roads with a rude names across the area paid an average of £179,000.

So what are Devon’s rude roads?
Balls Corner in North Devon - average price: £125,500
Balls Farm Road in Exeter - average price: £357,500
Beaver Terrace in Torridge - average price: £97,000
Butt Park in South Hams - average price: £335,000
Butt Park in Teignbridge - average price: £162,000
Butt Park in West Devon - average price: £120,000

The average house price on Balls Farm Road in Exeter is £357,500
The average house price on Balls Farm Road in Exeter is £357,500


Butt Park Road in City Of Plymouth - average price: £113,000
Butt Park Terrace in South Hams - average price: £167,000
Butt Parks in Mid Devon - average price: £144,000
Butts Close in East Devon - average price: £176,000


Butts Close in Mid Devon - average price: £180,000
Butts Close in North Devon - average price: £144,000
Butts Cottages in East Devon - average price: £230,000
Butts Lane in Teignbridge - average price: £300,000
Butts Park in South Hams - average price: £178,750

Does someone think Butt Parks in Crediton should be renamed?
Does someone think Butt Parks in Crediton should be renamed?


Butts Park in Teignbridge - average price: £210,000
Butts Path in North Devon - average price: £400,000
Butts Road in East Devon - average price: £297,995
Butts Road in Exeter - average price: £135,500
Butts Way in West Devon - average price: £86,000
Crapstone Road in West Devon - average price: £71,500
Crapstone Terrace in West Devon - average price: £275,000
Crapstone Villas in West Devon - average price: £289,500
The Butts in East Devon - average price: £262,500

Across England and Wales as a whole, the average selling price of property since 2010 has been £199,950. But in roads with rude names, the average has been £216,000.

It suggests location and house size are a bigger factor in how much we’re willing to pay for a home than whether it has an embarrassing street name.

It also contradicts the idea that having a rudely named street puts buyers off and potentially lowers house prices.

An online petition was launched last January to get the name of Bell End, a street in Rowley Regis, Sandwell, changed, with claims the “offensive" name made residents a laughing stock and their children a target for bullies.

A counter-petition was launched to save the street’s name, with suggestions the name came from a bell attached to a nearby hunting lodge belonging to King John in the 12th century.

Sandwell council said it had no plans to change the street name after neither petition was submitted.