North Shields

Area Guide For North Shields

North Shields is a town on the north bank of the River Tyne, in the metropolitan district of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear in North East England. Historically some piece of Northumberland, it is placed eight miles east of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Its name gets from Middle English schele signifying 'provisional sheds or hovels (utilized by fishermen)',[1] and still today, the region is synonymous with angling and different exchanges connected with marine.

The historical backdrop of North Shields begins in 1225 when the Prior of Tynemouth chose to make an angling port to give fish to the Priory which was arranged on the headland at the mouth of the River Tyne.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £171,597
Average Asking Price: £162,704
Price change in last one year: £15,263
Average Price Paid: £159,086
Average Rent Rates: £720

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in North Shields

Average Price for property in North Shields is around £171,597 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £284,918 for detached house to around £187,802 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £176,407 and a flat is worth £116,842. Values have been changing and have risen £1,559 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £2,130 in last 6 months, £15,263 in last 1 year, £16,345 in last 2 years, £22,229 in last 3 years, £23,215 in last 4 years and £15,611 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in North Shields is around £162,704 based on approximately 778 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 177 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £720 per month.

Estimated property value in North Shields is £171,597. Average asking price is £162,704 while average price paid is £163,323 which is up by £15,263 and Avg. asking rent £720.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 North Shields area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £163,323 based on approximately 778 sales in North Shields area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 2,365 properties where buyers paid around £159,500. 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 £159,086 for 3,784 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 5,110 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £156,218 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in North Shields

 
 

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 £182,475, £145,808 for a 2 bedroom house, £175,406 for a 3 bedroom house, £272,531 for a 4 bedroom house and £394,404 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £94,444 for a single bedroom to £109,312 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £133,747 and £255,980 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in North Shields it comes to around average £108,529 for 1 bedroom property, £117,220 for 2 bedroom, £163,102 for 3 bedroom, £271,104 for 4 bedroom and £394,404 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 £620 for 2 bedroom to £743 for 3 bedroom, £983 for 4 bedroom and £1,125 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £429. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £538, £612 for 3 bedroom and £524 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £428 rent per month for single bedroom property, £547 for 2 bedroom, £670 for 3 bedroom, £917 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,124 for a 5 bedroom property in North Shields 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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