Hundreds of households across the UK are preparing to spend their first Christmas in a new home with a festive-sounding address, according to analysis by Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) using Land Registry data.
The society found that nearly 700 homebuyers purchased properties in 2025 with a seasonal word in the building or street name.
This included 12 homes with “Christmas” in the address, such as five properties named Christmas Cottage, alongside new owners moving into Elf Hall in Millom, Cumberland, and five households buying homes called Mistletoe Cottage.
Other festive addresses that saw new residents this year include Reindeer Gate in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Rudolph Road in Bushey, Hertfordshire, Stocking Lane in Northampton and Carol Crescent in Derby.
Holly was the most common festive word in property addresses, with more than 600 buyers purchasing homes in 2025 that included “Holly” in the building or street name.
The findings sit against a backdrop of increased housing market activity in 2025.
Government data revealed that more than one million UK residential properties were sold between January and October 2025, compared with just under 900,000 in the same period last year, representing an increase of 10%.
Yorkshire Building Society said it expects this level of market activity to continue into 2026.
Max Shepherd, group economist at Yorkshire Building Society, said: “Despite higher interest rates, the housing market has been strong this year, with prices and activity up compared to 2024. Stamp duty changes in April brought short-term volatility, with a spike in transactions in March, then a slowdown after.
“Falling mortgage rates and real wage gains have helped keep annual house price growth positive for the year at 2-3%.
“New buyer demand is up by 2% compared to 2024, while the number of new sellers coming to market is up by 5%. This has put buyers in a stronger position and many have been keen to take advantage of this imbalance and negotiate down on price.
“We expect similar levels of activity in 2026. Real wage growth, and similar or slightly lower mortgage rates, should keep the market going, though the higher end may feel a chill from the new ‘mansion tax’.”
