Banff

Area Guide For Banff

Banff is a town in the Banff and Buchan territory of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Banff is arranged on Banff Cove and countenances the town of Macduff over the estuary of the Stream Deveron. Banff is a previous burgh, and until 1975 was the district town of Banffshire. The beginning of the name is dubious; it might be gotten from the Scottish Gaelic banbh "pig" (Old Irish banb 'suckling pig'); buinne, a stream; or a compression of Bean-naomh, the sacred lady (as is reflected in the town's emblem). William J. Watson thinks of: "history has proven time and again that Banff is Banb in the Book of Deer and Banbh in advanced Gaelic â€" one syllable. Then again, banbh, a sucking pig, is not suitable â€" one may say it is inconceivable â€" as the name of a spot or area." Banff's first palace was fabricated to repulse Viking trespassers and a contract of 1163 Commercial demonstrates that Malcolm IV was existing there around then. Amid this period the town was an occupied with exchanging focus in the "free hanse" of Northern Scottish burghs, notwithstanding not having its own particular harbor until 1775. The initially recorded Sheriff of Banff was Richard de Strathewan in 1264, and in 1372 Imperial Burgh status was presented by Lord Robert II.

 
 

Banff Map

Estimated Price: £176,895
Average Asking Price: £196,337
Price change in last one year: £13,213
Average Price Paid: £131,492
Average Rent Rates: £1,001

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Banff

Average Price for property in Banff is around £176,895 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £255,205 for detached house to around £138,129 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £137,734 and a flat is worth £98,538. Values have been changing and have risen £1,637 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,466 in last 6 months, £13,213 in last 1 year, £25,169 in last 2 years, £23,140 in last 3 years, £28,849 in last 4 years and £27,593 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Banff is around £196,337 based on approximately 168 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 1 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,001 per month.

Estimated property value in Banff is £176,895. Average asking price is £196,337 while average price paid is £126,286 which is up by £13,213 and Avg. asking rent £1,001.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 Banff area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £126,286 based on approximately 168 sales in Banff area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 457 properties where buyers paid around £124,623. 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 £131,492 for 697 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,040 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £132,495 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Banff

 
 

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 £106,000, £128,749 for a 2 bedroom house, £202,800 for a 3 bedroom house, £243,500 for a 4 bedroom house and £214,499 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £45,000 for a single bedroom to £59,000 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Banff it comes to around average £75,500 for 1 bedroom property, £114,799 for 2 bedroom, £202,800 for 3 bedroom, £243,500 for 4 bedroom and £214,499 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 is £1,001 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £1,001 rent per month for 4 bedroom property in Banff area.

Popular Houses in Banff

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.

Browse by Streets in Banff

Browse by Outcodes in Banff