In this instance, not so much. The owners of number 13 will only be able to sell for £6,500 less than their neighbours while 30% of buyers would avoid the number 13.

Some streets don't have a number 13 because of triskaidekaphobic local authorities who have a fear of the unlucky number.

Downing Street doesn’t have a 13 either. There used to be a door with a 13 but it disappeared over a century ago after a fire.

Durham Country Council has excluded it, with its policy guidelines stating: “All numbers should be used in the proper sequence. The number 13 will be excluded from the numbering scheme unless it is advantageous for the Street Naming and Numbering Officer to include it”. Glad we cleared that up...

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