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So we were recently in Sydney looking to buy a house when on our travels, we came across this wonderfully-awful street name.
Who the hell comes up with these names?
Does no one at the council [or whoever decides these things] think that it might put people off living there?!
OK, so it’s probably as aspirational street address for Accountants and Mariah Carey fans … but to the people in the real World, it’s about as tempting as a choice between burning or drowning.
I’d love to know whether there’s evidence that a house value can be negatively affected by a bad street name – because to be quite honest, they’d have to pay me to live on that street.
Hmmmmn, guess this goes hand-in-hand with the comment below!
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I wonder about the people who live in the town of Lost…
There is actually a road near here called something like North Street South. Mad.
Comment by Rob Mortimer November 13, 2006 @ 6:04 pmClassic … and a mate of mine saw a street called, I kid you not – Backdoor Alley!
Comment by Rob November 13, 2006 @ 7:48 pmOr you could live here:
Comment by Emily November 13, 2006 @ 8:03 pmhttp://www.carpevia.com/?p=339
That’s genius Emily – but not so genius I’d want to live there.
In the UK, the rule seems to be the places with the nicest names are generally the dodgiest places – such as The Meadows in Nottingham [the most dangerous place per capita in Europe] or Pear Tree in Derby [better known as shooting alley] – which is why when I eventually move back there, I’m going to try and find a place called ‘Death Murder Street’ because by my rather twisted logic, that should be heaven!
So sorry I missed you on Friday – hope to see you when I fly back to sign some house papers.
Comment by Rob November 13, 2006 @ 9:22 pmHaha!
Manor Top is the worst place here, and Moss Side in Manchester. Manors and countryside names…deadly.
Comment by Rob Mortimer November 13, 2006 @ 9:27 pmIf you ever get told you are going to live in Buttercup Lodge – run!
Comment by Rob November 13, 2006 @ 9:34 pm