With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, new data has revealed the most popular romantic street names in the UK.
Research from BingoWebsites analysed nearly 400 street names across the UK that contained a romance-related word using HM Land Registry Open Data. The number of unique postcodes associated with the street name was then examined in order to determine the most popular. The average house price from all sales for each street name in 2025 was also calculated to compare against the UK average, which the latest government figures estimate to be around £270,000.
The most popular romantic street name in the UK is Rose Cottages, with 201 unique postcodes.
Devon features the highest number of unique postcodes associated with the name, appearing 25 times. Cornwall also has a notable number of Rose Cottages locations, with 12 unique postcodes recorded, followed by North Yorkshire with 11.
The cost to live on a street called Rose Cottages is the fourth highest in the top 10 at around £311,583. This is a 15.4% increase from the UK average home price.
The second most popular romantic street name is Love Lane, with a total of 196 unique postcodes.
Love Lane appears across many locations in the UK, with Greater London having the most at 32 unique postcodes. West Yorkshire follows with 17 locations, while Hampshire records 12 unique postcodes associated with the name.
With the highest average house price in the top 10, the cost to live on a street called Love Lane is a whopping £445,986. That’s an increase of over 65% compared to the UK average.
Rose Hill is third, with 95 unique postcodes attached to the name.
Rose Hill is found in multiple locations across the UK, with Cornwall leading at 16 unique postcodes. Suffolk follows with 9 locations, while Oxfordshire records 7 unique postcodes associated with the street name.
Rose Hill also has the second highest average house price in the top 10 at £395,019, meaning that to live on a street with this name, it would cost you over 46% more than the national average.
In fourth is Rose Avenue, with 87 unique postcodes.
Streets named Rose Avenue are spread across several counties, with Greater Manchester home to 10 unique postcodes. Close behind, Worcestershire features 9 locations, while Buckinghamshire records 8 distinct postcodes linked to the name.
The average house price on a street named Rose Avenue is the first to be less than the national average, at £266,603.
The fifth most popular romantic street name is Rose Lane, with a total of 79 unique postcodes.
Merseyside has the highest number of unique postcodes for Rose Lane, with 10 locations. Greater London follows with 9, while Norfolk records 7 distinct postcodes. House prices here are even less, at an average of £252,321.
Across all the romantic street names analysed, Greater London has the largest total number of unique postcodes, with 130 locations. West Yorkshire follows with 87, while Essex features 83. Other counties with notable numbers include Cornwall with 75, Greater Manchester with 73, and Suffolk with 66. Kent, West Midlands, South Yorkshire and Norfolk also appear frequently.
While the top 10 most popular list is predominantly filled with ‘Rose’ street names, other romantic-themed streets featuring different keywords also appear across the country, adding variety to the UK’s charming street name landscape.
After Rose, which appears in 254 unique street names, the next most common romantic keyword is Dove, featuring in 63 streets. Valentine appears in 22, followed by Love with 20, and Valentines with 13. Heart is used in eight street names, Kissing in five, Lovers in four, Cupid in three, and Date appears just once.
Matt White, webmaster for BingoWebsites.org.uk said, “With Valentine’s Day coming up, it’s fun to see how the UK celebrates romance even in its street names. ‘Rose’ is by far the most popular, appearing in over 250 streets, but names like Love Lane, Dove Close and Valentine Road also feature widely, adding a little extra charm to towns and cities.
“There are also some unusual finds further down the list. Streets like Turtle Dove Close, Cupid Drive and Bleeding Heart Yard show just how varied romantic street names can be. The only street with the word ‘Date’ in it is Date Street in Southwark, London.
“Streets with ‘Rose’ are found all over the UK, but more often in rural counties and smaller towns, while ‘Love’ and ‘Dove’ are more common in urban areas like London, West Yorkshire and Greater Manchester.
“Whether subtle or sweet, love has left its mark on streets everywhere. Are you on one of them?”
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