Striking property gold

TO celebrate the Olympics, property website Zoopla has taken a look at house prices in streets that share their names with the surnames of high-profile athletes. It found the average property on streets featuring Bolt in the name is worth £563,106.

Properties on streets with Wiggins in the name had an average value of £465,530, while roads named Redgrave had homes worth £328,726 on average.

Meanwhile, streets named gold are out in front when it comes to prices. The average property on a street containing the word gold is worth £333,570 with silver £277,739 and bronze £257,282.