Love nests

From Kissing Tree Lane in Stratford-Upon-Avon to Bleeding Heart Yard in Farringdon, there are more than 24,000 UK streets and houses sporting a romance-related name.

In fact, so popular is love and all its wonders amongst the nation’s addresses that it has inspired one in 10 British house names (more than 21,500). ‘Rose’ and ‘Dove’ Cottage are the most popular love-related house monikers – accounting for over 11,000 entries on Royal Mail’s Address Management Unit file, according to our latest research.

With its beautiful chocolate box aesthetic, Hereford officially has the densest population of houses with love-related names (148) in the country. Eighty-five ‘Rose Cottage’ addresses exist in the town and surrounding area alone. Towns with a high proportion of period properties, such as Norwich and Colchester, also feature a particularly weighty density of love-related house names. 

London, with 725, Bristol (330) and York (302) are the top three ‘romantic hotspots’ (towns and cities with the highest number of love-related street and house names.

‘Rose’, ‘Dove’ and ‘Valentine’ are the most popular terms for romantic-related addresses (more than 21,000), however there are nearly 200 houses named ‘The Heart’ spanning the nation. Over 150 ‘Love Lane’ addresses also exist across the UK, from Darlington to Dorchester.

We will play a big role in spreading romance this Valentine's Day - with love letters, cards and even flowers being sent in the post.

While love is in the air across the country, we've also been hearing how Royal Mail has fixed romance for our very own colleagues.

Watch next week’s RMtv to hear from colleagues who have found love between letters and parcels.