It is taken into account unfortunate by many – however home hunters who’re completely happy to reside in a property numbered 13 may get a cut price, analysts have found.

Unfortunately this implies sellers may get a uncooked deal as their houses have the bottom common worth in contrast with different properties numbered one to 100, it has been revealed.

Property web site Rightmove analysed valuations of greater than 10 million properties in Britain, aptly releasing their findings on Friday the thirteenth.

The information confirmed houses with the apparently unfortunate quantity had been usually valued at £354,793 – £5,333 decrease than the common of £360,126.

Homes numbered one had been probably the most wanted – averaging greater than £30,000 increased in worth at £393,690.

The so-called fortunate seven usually had an above-average worth of £365,590.

Developers now typically skip quantity 13, going straight from quantity 12 to 14, in a bid to appease superstitious property consumers, based on one property agent.

Edward Thomson, director of Strutt & Parker property consultancy in Sloane Street, southwest London, mentioned: “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.”

And it isn’t all doom and gloom for homeowners of quantity 13 properties, who would possibly discover it “adds a unique aspect to their home”, with homes in some areas in shorter provide.

Rightmove property skilled, Tim Bannister, mentioned: “It could even be a conversation starter with the next owner when the time comes to sell.”

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House costs plunged 5.3% within the 12 months to August, based on figures launched by Nationwide final month.

The bigger-than-expected drop in value means the common property is now price £14,600 lower than 12 months in the past, usually priced at £259,153.

This could possibly be good news for first-time homebuyers, nonetheless the profit could possibly be worn out by increased mortgage charges.

Activity within the housing market is at present under pre-pandemic ranges – with latest mortgage approvals 20% under the 2019 common.

The variety of houses and flat gross sales within the UK this 12 months is ready to fall to the lowest in a decade, based on information launched on the finish of August by property web site Zoopla.