Balerno

Area Guide For Balerno

Balerno (Scottish Gaelic: Baile Àirneach) is a suburb of Edinburgh, Scotland arranged 12 kilometers south west of the downtown area, alongside Juniper Green and Currie. Officially, Balerno falls inside the locale of the City of Edinburgh Board. Its name gets from the Scottish Gaelic Baile Airneach, signifying "townland/town of the hawthorns". The most punctual composed records of Balhernoch or Balernach are found in the late thirteenth century. The eighteenth Century brought considerable advancement to the zone, with numerous new flax, snuff and paper plants springing up around the Water of Leith (confirmation of flax generation can be seen in Harlaw Woods). These plants were a conspicuous gimmick of town life until reasonably as of late. After the First World War house building started vigorously in the zone and from that point forward private weights have practically overpowered business and modern ones. There was a short circle railway running over what is currently the Water of Leith Walkway. Balerno Group High (school site) was established in 1983. Senior member Park Grade School is the neighborhood essential school.It is found in the south of Balerno. Balerno is home to Currie RFC, who play at Malleny Park.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £367,752
Average Asking Price: £436,196
Price change in last one year: £32,141
Average Price Paid: £281,241
Average Rent Rates: £1,156

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Balerno

Average Price for property in Balerno is around £367,752 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £501,795 for detached house to around £274,369 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £273,887 and a flat is worth £170,143. Values have been changing and have risen £5,448 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £15,539 in last 6 months, £32,141 in last 1 year, £40,249 in last 2 years, £43,391 in last 3 years, £37,254 in last 4 years and £56,143 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Balerno is around £436,196 based on approximately 66 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 3 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,156 per month.

Estimated property value in Balerno is £367,752. Average asking price is £436,196 while average price paid is £278,995 which is up by £32,141 and Avg. asking rent £1,156.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 Balerno area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £278,995 based on approximately 66 sales in Balerno area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 221 properties where buyers paid around £278,607. 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 £281,241 for 331 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 491 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £283,887 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Balerno

 
 

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 £60,000, £145,000 for a 2 bedroom house, £422,500 for a 3 bedroom house, £422,500 for a 4 bedroom house and £715,500 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £107,000 for a single bedroom to £142,143 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £132,500. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Balerno it comes to around average £83,500 for 1 bedroom property, £142,500 for 2 bedroom, £325,833 for 3 bedroom, £422,500 for 4 bedroom and £715,500 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 £750 for 2 bedroom to £1,751 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 3 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £966. You should be generally be expecting around average £750 rent per month for 2 bedroom property, £966 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,751 for 4 bedroom property in Balerno 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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