House Names - appaling or appealing?

[Rainydaze]

We're planning on selling our house. It's a bit opposing at the end of a road. There are three other houses on the road, of which two have names. Someone told me that 'naming' the house adds value. I'm not convinced, as I've always thought house names are a bit naff. It's not as though it's a landmark or anything.

Does it depend on the name? For simplicity I was thinking of calling it >name of road< House.

Would it add value or would the cost of a plaque be a waste?!

Thanks! :)

My house has a name, but it's a farmhouse! Can't see that a name would add or subtract value, tbh.

I really don't think it would add value to the house.

I used to live in a vicortian terrace where all the houses had names painted over the front door. Definately didn't add any value to them.

If it's a new build it will just look a bit try hard.

Thanks both.

It's mid-80's and so I think it will look tacky. I can do tacky if it sells my house though!

I don't see how it can add value. Personally, I find it mildly irritating especially if you are trying to find a place in a built up area and it doesn't have an (obvious) street number. I never address mail to the name of a house, just the street number, unless it's somewhere like OldLadyKnowsNothing's farm which won't have a street number of course!

Ours has a name but we never use it, just use the number.

In fact it hasn't even got a sign up with the name on as, when we moved in, we took the old one down as it was a crappy handmade one.

Ours had a name. I have dispensed with it as I think it is ridiculous.

Just noticed that you said its a mid 80s house in which case I'd definitely not bother with the name TBH.

It can be OK if a name is vaguely descriptive eg. ABC Farm, XYZ Cottage, The Stables but I doubt the house is a 1980s The Olde Vicarage

yes call it Dun Roamin

I know someone with a house called Shalimar!

Someone built a house in a village I lived in as a kid and named it Richgra after his 2 sons. Dead naff but cool too.

Think you need a name on your house if you don't have a street name or number otherwise imho it's a bit embarrassingly awful. I have no idea whether it adds value - it would put me off slightly.

Why on earth do you think it would add value?

Putting a name up on a plaque does not constitute naming your house either. Everything official with have the original address - unless you're going to go to the trouble of contacting the local authority and getting it named officially(which they may or may not do and if they do they might charge for it).

EAs think it adds gravitas and personality/presence and therefore £££. I would change someone else's house name (unless of historic interest) if I bought the place.

Thanks all.

It looks like everyone agrees with me - naming is naff!

Thanks. :)

Sorry, I should add naming is naff in this case.

A name is fine if it's an old house and the name is original. I wouldn't name a modern house.

I saw a house for sale called Low Hall; it seems the vendors have changed its name from Neddy Hall (Neddy came from nether, ie low) which had been its name for centuries.
You can see why they did it but I thought it was a bit of a shame.

Nooooooo... please don't name your house if it doesn't already have one. It's pretentious and makes deliveries a nightmare. Our house does have a name, rather than a number, and I regularly get calls from delivery drivers who can't find us.

We've had an offer accepted on a house today and if all goes well, the house will lose it's name....