Lucky number 13 still costing homeowners £20k on their property but the tide could be turning!

Unlucky number 13 still costing homeowners £20k on their property but the tide could be turning!
With 13 supposedly an unlucky number, having a property tarnished with it has long been a reason for lower asking prices and has even seen some big housebuilders remove it completely from their new build developments.
But how unlucky is it for homeowners and is the tide starting to turn? New homes specialists Stone Real Estate have sifted through the Land Registry records to find out.

Since 2016, transactions involving the number 13 have accounted for just 0.8% of new build sales and just 1.1% of existing property sales.
Despite this low volume of transactions, the impact on price is notable, with existing number 13 properties selling for an average of -£22,006 less than other properties sold during the same time period, a reduction of -8%. While new build homes have done a better job of overcoming the stigma, the average sold price since 2016 for number 13 new builds is still -2% lower than new build homes with other numbers.