Penryn

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Penryn is a civil parish and town in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated on the Penryn River about one mile (1.6 km) northwest of Falmouth. The population was 7,166 in the 2001 census. Although now dominated by nearby Falmouth, Penryn was an important harbour in its own right throughout the medieval period exporting granite and tin. Penryn is one of Cornwall's most ancient towns with a wealth of history. These lands appear in Domesday Book under the name of "Trelivel". Penryn was founded in 1216 by the Bishop of Exeter. The borough was enfranchised and its Charter of Incorporation was made in 1236. The contents of this Charter were embodied in a confirmation by Bishop Walter Bronescombe in the year 1259. In 1265, a religious college, called Glasney College was built in Penryn for the Bishop of Exeter to develop the church's influence in the far west of the diocese. In 1374, the chapel of St Thomas (sometimes called St Mary's) was opened. Standing at the head of the Penryn River, Penryn occupies a sheltered position and was a port of some significance in the 15th century. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by

 
 

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Estimated Price: £224,018
Average Asking Price: £286,009
Price change in last one year: £6,398
Average Price Paid: £190,848
Average Rent Rates: £830

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Penryn

Average Price for property in Penryn is around £224,018 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £298,061 for detached house to around £211,373 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £187,958 and a flat is worth £149,177. Values have been changing and have risen £3 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £723 in last 6 months, £6,398 in last 1 year, £16,948 in last 2 years, £12,913 in last 3 years, £16,959 in last 4 years and £13,451 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Penryn is around £286,009 based on approximately 215 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 42 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £830 per month.

Estimated property value in Penryn is £224,018. Average asking price is £286,009 while average price paid is £194,166 which is up by £6,398 and Avg. asking rent £830.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 Penryn area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £194,166 based on approximately 215 sales in Penryn area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 530 properties where buyers paid around £191,830. 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 £190,848 for 871 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,144 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £188,537 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 2 bedroom is around £192,759, £251,797 for a 3 bedroom house, £359,889 for a 4 bedroom house and £384,443 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £150,000 for a single bedroom to £190,788 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £155,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Penryn it comes to around average £150,000 for 1 bedroom property, £192,143 for 2 bedroom, £249,108 for 3 bedroom, £359,889 for 4 bedroom and £384,443 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 £724 for 2 bedroom to £881 for 3 bedroom, £1,122 for 4 bedroom and £1,767 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £542. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £664, £871 for 3 bedroom and £1,304 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £542 rent per month for single bedroom property, £676 for 2 bedroom, £879 for 3 bedroom, £1,214 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,767 for a 5 bedroom property in Penryn 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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