Millbanks Days of Christmas: Ho, ho, home

Millbanks Days of Christmas: Ho, ho, home

A quick look at festive themed properties

  • Over 500 properties have sold with either 'Christmas' in their name or address across England and Wales since 1995, with 23 'Christmas' sales so far in 2021.
  • 70% of sales have been of properties named either 'Christmas Cottage; or properties located on roads named 'Christmas Street', 'Christmas Lane' or 'Christmas Pie Avenue'.
  • There are a huge variety of other festive street names across the UK including Rudolph Road, Holly Gardens, Advent Way, Robin Close and Snow Hill.
  • Royal Mail advise the last posting date for Christmas 2nd Class is Saturday 18th December, 1st Class Tuesday 21st December.
  • Source: Dataloft, Royal Mail, *Land Registry data available since 1995


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