And property website FindaProperty.com claims today - Friday 13th January - will be one of property market’s slowest days of the year.
Buyers appear to have avoided properties and sales with any connection to the number 13 to the extent that sellers living at no. 13 can expect to receive £6,511 or 3% less when selling their property than those who live at a different number.
There have also been 34% fewer properties sold with the number 13 than those numbered one to 12 and 14 to 30.
Over the past 10 years 144,789 number 13 properties were sold compared to 239,716 number 12s and 222,127 no. 14s.
Samantha Baden, property analyst at FindaProperty.com, said: “Buying a home is a huge investment so it’s no surprise that people want everything to be just right – including the day of purchase.
“The fact that buyers avoid the number 13 is a trend that has been evident for the past 10 years, so there’s no reason to think that this year will be any different.
“Many people believe Friday the 13th to be one of the most unlucky days of the year and as a nation of superstitious buyers, we expect it will be one of the quietest days for property in 2012.”
