Launceston

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Launceston is a town, ancient borough, and civil parish in east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Dunheved was the Saxon name for the town. Launceston is situated just over one mile (1.6 km) west of the River Tamar which marks the border between Cornwall and Devon and is often referred to as the "gateway to Cornwall". The English name is pronounced LAN-son (traditional) or LAWN-ston usually without the 't' by the Cornish, but with by non-Cornish people) The spelling form 'Lanson', phonetically based on the traditional pronunciation, is almost obsolete (some old milestones and signposts have it). The full title of the modern civil parish is Launceston, St Mary Magdalene (which includes the town itself) and it is in the Diocese of Truro. The population of Launceston, St Mary Magdalene parish in the 2001 census was 7,135. Launceston's motto is "Royale et Loyale" from its adherence to the Royalist cause during the Civil War in the mid-17th century. The town is built on the side of a large hill, which makes it almost immune to flooding, unlike the nearby

 
 

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Estimated Price: £230,379
Average Asking Price: £326,790
Price change in last one year: £19,194
Average Price Paid: £190,730
Average Rent Rates: £661

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Launceston

Average Price for property in Launceston is around £230,379 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £299,731 for detached house to around £188,317 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £161,769 and a flat is worth £114,122. Values have been changing and have risen £1,994 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,141 in last 6 months, £19,194 in last 1 year, £30,534 in last 2 years, £35,526 in last 3 years, £18,759 in last 4 years and £21,121 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Launceston is around £326,790 based on approximately 278 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 47 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £661 per month.

Estimated property value in Launceston is £230,379. Average asking price is £326,790 while average price paid is £195,643 which is up by £19,194 and Avg. asking rent £661.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 Launceston area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £195,643 based on approximately 278 sales in Launceston area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 810 properties where buyers paid around £190,181. 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 £190,730 for 1,318 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,779 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £192,656 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Launceston

 
 

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 £183,283, £159,104 for a 2 bedroom house, £275,387 for a 3 bedroom house, £395,799 for a 4 bedroom house and £506,883 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £72,450 for a single bedroom to £109,317 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Launceston it comes to around average £119,950 for 1 bedroom property, £142,034 for 2 bedroom, £275,387 for 3 bedroom, £395,799 for 4 bedroom and £506,883 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 £481 for 1 bedroom to £577 for 2 bedroom, £754 for 3 bedroom and £922 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £423. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £502. You should be generally be expecting around average £438 rent per month for single bedroom property, £535 for 2 bedroom, £754 for 3 bedroom and approximately £922 for 4 bedroom property in Launceston 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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