County Durham, UK: No more #13 address

County Durham in north east England will no longer use the house number 13 in any new streets or developments. The Durham County Council cabinet hopes it will help sell homes that numerically should be designated #13 on the street. From Durham Times:

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Dave Wilcox, the council's strategic highways manager, said the change reflected the concerns of housing developers who often struggled to sell homes located on plot number 13.

"There have also been occasions in the past where the council has been asked to re-number a property as 12A rather than 13 by developers or homeowners," he said.

"Durham council chiefs agree to exclude number 13 from new streets"