What you choose to call your child is a profound statement, an advertisement of your aspiration. It is an obsession beloved of expectant parents — indeed, couples probably spend even more time choosing the name of their children than househunting. But property snobbery is set to follow suit. New research from Royal Mail shows that more than 312,000 houses across the UK have a name rather than a number. The company delivers to more than 29m addresses, six days a week, and the findings offer a fascinating insight into life in modern Britain.

Source: The Times March 11, 2018 00:00 UTC