Watchet

Area Guide For Watchet

Watchet is a harbour town and civil parish in the English county of Somerset, with an approximate population of 4,400. It is situated 15 miles (24 km) west of Bridgwater, 15 miles (24 km) north-west of Taunton, and 9 miles (14 km) east of Minehead. The parish includes the hamlet of Beggearn Huish. The town lies at the mouth of the Washford River on Bridgwater Bay, part of the Bristol Channel, and on the edge of Exmoor National Park. Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem The Rime of the Ancient Mariner was written whilst travelling through Watchet and the surrounding area. Watchet is believed to be the place where Saint Decuman was killed and the 15th century, Grade I listed, Church of St Decuman is dedicated to him. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records the early port at Watchet being plundered by Danes led by Ohtor and Rhoald in 987 and 997. The parish of Watchet was part of the Williton and Freemanners Hundred. It is known that it was in frequent use by small boats in 1564 possibly for the import of salt and wine from France. During the English Civil War Royalist reinforcements for the siege of Dunster Castle was sent by sea, but the tide was on the ebb and a troop of Roundheads rode into

 
 

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Estimated Price: £213,849
Average Asking Price: £258,957
Price change in last one year: £17,686
Average Price Paid: £177,780
Average Rent Rates: £511

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Watchet

Average Price for property in Watchet is around £213,849 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £321,039 for detached house to around £187,598 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £163,389 and a flat is worth £116,804. Values have been changing and have risen £1,125 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,812 in last 6 months, £17,686 in last 1 year, £21,224 in last 2 years, £22,307 in last 3 years, £23,474 in last 4 years and £23,050 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Watchet is around £258,957 based on approximately 62 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 11 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £511 per month.

Estimated property value in Watchet is £213,849. Average asking price is £258,957 while average price paid is £194,204 which is up by £17,686 and Avg. asking rent £511.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Watchet area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £194,204 based on approximately 62 sales in Watchet area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 202 properties where buyers paid around £177,928. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £177,780 for 337 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 483 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £180,592 per sale.

 
 

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Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £152,500, £178,953 for a 2 bedroom house, £228,311 for a 3 bedroom house, £332,388 for a 4 bedroom house and £394,983 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £76,950 for a single bedroom to £100,650 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 4 bedroom flat £250,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Watchet it comes to around average £127,317 for 1 bedroom property, £167,207 for 2 bedroom, £228,311 for 3 bedroom, £328,464 for 4 bedroom and £394,983 for a 5 bedroom property.

Rent per calendar month varies similarly based on type and size of the house. If you look at the rents per month for houses alone it can vary from £556 for 2 bedroom to £600 for 3 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £418. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £659. You should be generally be expecting around average £418 rent per month for single bedroom property, £597 for 2 bedroom and approximately £600 for 3 bedroom property in Watchet area.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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