TOP 100 UK FAVOURITES
From the Halifax 1988 Survey
The 1988 House Names Survey by the Halifax Building Society was the first and at the time the largest survey of house names ever carried out in the UK. On a routine overnight computer search they identified around 1.2 million investors and nearly 134,000 borrowers who had named houses, representing 8% of investors and 7% of borrowers.
These are the top 100 house names from the 1988 survey.
| 1. The Bungalow | 51. Mill House |
| 2. The Cottage | 52. Lyndhurst |
| 3. Rose Cottage | 53. Holly Cottage |
| 4. The School House | 54. New House |
| 5. The White House | 55. Lynwood |
| 6. Hillcrest | 56. Green Ways |
| 7. The Lodge | 57. Station House |
| 8. Woodlands | 58. Sunny Bank |
| 9. The Coach House | 59. Rose Bank |
| 10. Hillside | 60. The Elms |
| 11. The Gables | 61. Mayfield |
| 12. The Old School House | 62. Oak Dene |
| 13. The Vicarage | 63. Cartref |
| 14. Sunnyside | 64. Oaklands |
| 15. The Croft | 65. The Orchard |
| 16. Treetops | 66. Pear Tree Cottage |
| 17. Ivy Cottage | 67. Tanglewood |
| 18. Greenacres | 68. Meadow View |
| 19. Fair View | 69. Avalon |
| 20. The Willows | 70. The Poplars |
| 21. The Firs | 71. The Barn |
| 22. The Old Rectory | 72. The Spinney |
| 23. The Old Vicarage | 73. The Manse |
| 24. The Hollies | 74. Cornerways |
| 25. Manor Farm | 75. New Lands |
| 26. The Laurels | 76. Brook House |
| 27. Wood Side | 77. Hill Top |
| 28. Hill View | 78. The Limes |
| 29. Orchard House | 79. Hill House |
| 30. Yew Tree Cottage | 80. Keepers Cottage |
| 31. The Post Office | 81. Willow Cottage |
| 32. Wayside | 82. White Lodge |
| 33. The White Cottage | 83. Wind Rush |
| 34. South View | 84. Church Farm |
| 35. Windy Ridge | 85. Conifers |
| 36. The Beeches | 86. Park View |
| 37. Spring Field | 87. April Cottage |
| 38. Four Winds | 88. Garden Cottage |
| 39. West View | 89. The Oaks |
| 40. The Haven | 90. Bridge House |
| 41. Grey Stones | 91. Fairfield |
| 42. Orchard Cottage | 92. Fairways |
| 43. High Field | 93. White Gates |
| 44. The Rectory | 94. The Mount |
| 45. The Nurses Home | 95. Park House |
| 46. The Grange | 96. Lyndale |
| 47. The Nook | 97. Hazeldene |
| 48. The Homestead | 98. The Pines |
| 49. Brookside | 99. Braeside |
| 50. Home Farm | 100. Belmont |
