Has anyone ever applied to change their house number from 13 to 12A etc?

Ditzy_Mitzy

Simple: repair the roof, fix the rot and name the house 'Dunleakin'.  

eddddy

Gavin83 said:

Same reason rich people get funny about wanting to sit in seat number 1A on a flight.

Going way off topic - but that's not really snobbery, that's entirely for practical reasons.

It's because row 1 has extra leg-room and/or row 1 is the first row to get off (so has the shortest wait at immigration).

And perhaps on some flights, because regular passengers know that row 1 gets their meal first - so they have more time to sleep afterwards.


But while we're off topic - most aeroplanes don't have a row 13.

Gavin83

eddddy said:

Gavin83 said:

Same reason rich people get funny about wanting to sit in seat number 1A on a flight.

Going way off topic - but that's not really snobbery, that's entirely for practical reasons.

It's because row 1 has extra leg-room and/or row 1 is the first row to get off (so has the shortest wait at immigration).

And perhaps on some flights, because regular passengers know that row 1 gets their meal first - so they have more time to sleep afterwards.


But while we're off topic - most aeroplanes don't have a row 13.

I was thinking more planes with business/first class cabins where there aren't really differences than standard flights, hence my reference to rich people. 

That's a fair point about plane rows and also hotel floors. Maybe people are more superstitious than I thought. 

youth_leader

Hold onto your hats, we are forecast 55 mph winds again tonight from midnight.  I've charged my phone and laptop this time, I didn't know what to do with myself on Friday night when I'd switched off all the electricity.

Ditzy_Mitzy

youth_leader said:

Hold onto your hats, we are forecast 55 mph winds again tonight from midnight.  I've charged my phone and laptop this time, I didn't know what to do with myself on Friday night when I'd switched off all the electricity.

No electricity?  Sensible answer is to go to the pub!

Drawingaline

Our house was built in 2001. We are number 12. Next door are 11 one side and 14 the other. No 13. Don't know if the entire estate of over 1000 houses in numerous roads are all missing number 13 though.

mattyprice4004

andy444 said:

Thirteen is considered lucky in Italy. It is also considered lucky in China, because it sounds like the word for "sure life". 13 is also considered a lucky number in Judaism.

It's almost as if it doesn't really matter whether someone labels a number as lucky or unlucky. Different places/cultures do different things. 

Don't be silly - any number 13 is liable to catch fire immediately and is surely going to be a nightmare to live in! 
To the OP, listen less to superstition and instead focus on DIY tasks that need to be done regardless of house number. 
I'm a number 15, and I have most of your list on my 'to do' list - does that mean the Gods got it wrong? 

Sunsaru

eddddy said:

Gavin83 said:

The thing is it's a self fulfilling prophecy, like a lot of things house buying related. Honestly the vast majority really don't care about the idea of living at no13 but they worry about what future buyers might think, so they avoid or offer less. It's stupid really.

I'm not convinced that's the reason.

When people buy a property - I think they care about what their address will be . So they're thinking about themselves, not about future saleability.

The Zoopla article confirms that house numbers 1 and 100 tend to sell for more. (Although number 1 is likely to be a corner plot, which might be more of an influence.)

There's also research that suggests that properties with 'interesting' or impressive street names, or 'interesting' village or area names sell for more.

And in some areas, the postcode will impact the property price.

And some people use incorrect information in their address, to make it seem more impressive. (For example, in London, adding 'Clapham' in your address, when officially your property is in 'Brixton'.)

I have to admit, I do change my address to the village I'm 'technically' in rather than the town that comes up when you type my postcode in. Sounds much better 'darling'...

I also get a lot of confused delivery drivers as my house is number 12 but the house attached to mine is Number 1 of the cul-du-sac that branches off mine.

MysteryMe

My street proudly boasts a No 13. I notice that someone has lowered the tone by adding an 8A. 

Merlin139

My Street has no 13

I have always thought of 13 being a lucky number for me. Two sprogs born on the 13th and 13 being my birthday.

I wonder if I could change my number house number 16 to 13? Wonder who I would have to ask?