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Homes numbered 13 have the lowest average value out of every door number from one to a 100, new findings claim.
Deemed unlucky by some, properties with the number 13 on their door have average values of £354,793, which is around £5,000 less than the average of 10million homes analysed numbered one to 100.
By contrast, properties with number one on their front door have the highest average value, coming it at £393,690, which is £40,000, or around 11 per cent more than number 13s, according to Rightmove.
Knock it off: The highest and lowest valuations of property by door number, according to Rightmove
Homes numbered two have the second highest average values, at £386,866, while number three homes reached third place, at £374,654.
Homes numbered in single digits from one to eight performed strongly, there were two surprising additions to the top 10, namely number 76 and 78.
Number 76 homes reached ninth place in the top rankings, with an average property valuation of £363,241, Rightmove said. Meanwhile, number 78 homes came in tenth, with average values of £363,225.
Aside from number 13 homes, properties numbered 23, 27, 73, 57, 21 and 19 also fared poorly in the rankings.
Number 23 homes came in with an average value of £355,702, while number 73 homes reached an average valuation of £355,816.
Edward Thomson, director of Strutt & Parker, Sloane Street, said: ‘In Britain the number 13 is famously ‘lucky for some’, although unfortunate for others.
‘It’s common for new developments to skip it, going straight from 12 to 14, to remove the element of superstition.
‘While thankfully it is only a very small minority of buyers that are disaffected in this way, there will always be those who avoid 13, never walk under ladders, and salute every magpie.
‘If living at number 13 doesn’t faze you it is possible you could find yourself buying against a smaller proportion of the market and therefore do a better deal – but only if you’re lucky of course.’