The names of the houses with the highest prices have been revealed.
Property company Savills, which carried out the study, found that titles reflecting life in centuries past were among the most expensive property names, with links to the feudal system, religion and beer.
One study looked at names associated with at least 30 sales in the last five years, and where at least one in five sales were of properties worth at least £1 million. Savills examined Land Registry data covering England and Wales.
The Manor House came in first place, with an average property price of £1,423,128.
This title was historically given to the main house of the Lord of the Manor in Anglo-Saxon and Norman England and is often the grandest house in the locality, the researchers said.
More than two in five property sales under this name were worth more than £1 million.
The Old Rectory, a former rector's home, came in second place, with an average price of £1,301,424.
The top ten
Here are the top property names, the number of sales counted by Savills, the median price and the proportion of homes selling for more than £1 million, according to Savills.
1. The Manor House, 56, £1,423,128, 43%
2. (The) Old Rectory, 355, £1,301,424, 50%
3. Mallards, 38, £1,164,150, 24%
4. (The) Old Vicarage, 325, £1,086,887, 39%
5. The Oast House, 31, £1,038,774, 45%
6. Linden House, 33, £981,121, 21%
7. Manor House/The Manor, 204, £967,117, 29%
8. Stately Country House, 41, £966,235, 32%
9. Grove House, 68, £962,904, 25%
10. Glebe House, 86, £940,814, 31%
Properties with this name generally date from the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods and tend to be large buildings with land, Savills said.
Half of the properties sold under this name in the last five years were valued at more than £1 million.
Old rectories typically cost around £200,000 more than the so-called Old Vicarage, historically the seat of the vicar.
This lower classification meant a smaller estate, and former vicarages often took the form of smaller manor houses or cottages, Savills said.
Over the last five years, properties under this name have sold for an average price of £1,086,887.
Lucian Cook, head of residential research at Savills, said: “Certain English house names have remained stable for hundreds of years and tell us a lot about the provenance and history of the property, whether it is related to the feudal system, religion, mythology, the flora of our nation and even beer.
“Even today house names instantly conjure up an image, whether it be the distinctive roofline of an oast house or the intricate beams inside a tithe barn.
“Once home to those with the highest status in society, as Manor House, Old Rectory and Old Vicarage still have the highest house prices, fending off competition from more contemporary names such as Mallards and Timbers.”
Houses with traditional names such as Manor House, Old Rectory and Old Vicarage tend to have the highest house prices, research by Savills (PA) suggests.
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Phillippa Dalby-Welsh, head of Savills' rural department, said: “The name of a house can give it a particular charm, even a theoretical personality, even before a potential buyer has laid eyes on the property. The quintessentially English names symbolize ideal rural life and conjure up images of period dramas.
“Manor houses, rectories and vicarages, in particular, benefit from a central location, usually situated on the edge or in the center of the village.
“Properties that historically symbolized great stature also tend to be very well proportioned, with high ceilings, large windows and good-sized gardens, perfect for modern families.
“The timeless appeal of these homes means they will never go out of style and will always be highly sought after by buyers.”
