Spookiest road and house names revealed
Last updated 2nd Nov 2020
With Halloween right around the corner, Royal Mail has revealed how the supernatural has inspired the naming of the nation's addresses.
Nearly 3,000 of the UK's streets and houses have a spooky or supernatural-themed name.
Towns and cities steeped in history, including Ipswich and Canterbury, generally have the highest number of named addresses inspired by the macabre.
Some of the scariest place names in Norfolk feature names like Hell Pit Lane, Barn Owl Close and Cemetery Lane.
The word ‘Cemetery’ appears in over 800 addresses nationwide, making it the most popular ‘spooky’ themed term. For example, there are nearly 300 ‘Cemetery Roads’ across the nation. Addresses linked to ‘Owls’ (757 addresses) and ‘Cobwebs’ (304) closely follow.
Nearly 3,000 streets and houses spread across 748 individual towns and cities across the UK boast a scary name.
‘Cemetery’ is the most popular term for morbid monikers, appearing in over 800 addresses nationwide. Properties linked to ‘Owls’, ‘Cobwebs’, ‘Dark’ (230 addresses) and ‘Hanging’ (122) closely follow.