Yopa analysed Land Registry data for property sales between January and August 2025, comparing average prices on roads with Halloween-inspired names such as Hell, Witch, Broom and Grave. The findings show that while homes on Hell roads remain the most expensive, prices have cooled slightly, falling 5.2% since last year.
Meanwhile, Lantern roads are shining the brightest, with average prices up 44.8% over the past year to £365,000. Crow roads also performed strongly, rising 15.2%, followed by Broom and Witch roads, which climbed 8.4% and 5.6% respectively.
Buyers seeking a bargain might look to October roads, where the average home costs just £118,750 - the lowest among the Halloween street names analysed. Grave roads average £175,000, while Witch roads come in at £257,500.
Not every spooky street has had a treat this year. Homes on Sweet roads saw the biggest fall in value, down 15.6%, while those on Hell roads have cooled modestly, though they remain among the most expensive.
Verona Frankish, CEO of Yopa, said:
“It’s fair to say that it hasn’t really been a case of trick or treat this year when it comes to the topline performance of the housing market, but who would have thought that the nation’s homebuyers would be willing to pay the highest price to live in Hell?
“However, whilst it’s not quite frozen over, Hell-related road names have cooled on an annual basis, proving that even the hottest areas of the housing market are feeling the impact of Autumn Budget uncertainty. Of course, this hasn’t been the case completely across the board and roads with Lantern in the name have been lighting the way when it comes to the highest annual rate of appreciation.”
