Chard

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Chard is a town and civil parish in the Somerset county of England. It lies on the A30 road near the Devon border, 15 miles (24 km) south west of Yeovil. The parish has a population of approximately 12,000 and, at an elevation of 121 metres (397 ft), it is the southernmost and highest town in Somerset. Administratively Chard forms part of the district of South Somerset. The name of the town was Cerden in 1065 and Cerdre in the Domesday Book of 1086. Before the Norman Conquest, Chard was held by the Bishop of Wells. The town's first charter was from King John in 1234. Most of the town was destroyed by fire in 1577, and it was further damaged during the English Civil War. A 1663 will by Richard Harvey of Exeter established Almshouses known as Harvey's Hospital. In 1685 Chard was one of the towns in which Judge Jeffreys held some of the Bloody Assizes after the failure of the Monmouth Rebellion. textile manufacture was important in the Middle Ages. Chard claims to be the birthplace of powered flight and the development of articulated artificial limbs. Chard is a key point on the Taunton Stop Line, a World War II defensive line. The Chard Canal was a tub boat canal built between 1835

 
 

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Estimated Price: £234,625
Average Asking Price: £302,151
Price change in last one year: £11,239
Average Price Paid: £196,620
Average Rent Rates: £672

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Chard

Average Price for property in Chard is around £234,625 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £332,753 for detached house to around £194,368 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £157,140 and a flat is worth £109,632. Values have been changing and have risen £2,136 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £7,966 in last 6 months, £11,239 in last 1 year, £16,378 in last 2 years, £24,972 in last 3 years, £15,649 in last 4 years and £23,209 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Chard is around £302,151 based on approximately 320 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 33 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £672 per month.

Estimated property value in Chard is £234,625. Average asking price is £302,151 while average price paid is £206,272 which is up by £11,239 and Avg. asking rent £672.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 Chard area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £206,272 based on approximately 320 sales in Chard area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 926 properties where buyers paid around £198,180. 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 £196,620 for 1,492 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,954 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £195,287 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Chard

 
 

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 £80,000, £153,722 for a 2 bedroom house, £257,725 for a 3 bedroom house, £355,077 for a 4 bedroom house and £415,396 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £89,290 for a single bedroom to £124,478 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Chard it comes to around average £85,161 for 1 bedroom property, £147,873 for 2 bedroom, £257,725 for 3 bedroom, £355,077 for 4 bedroom and £415,396 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 £485 for 1 bedroom to £610 for 2 bedroom, £734 for 3 bedroom and £1,101 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £483. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £524. You should be generally be expecting around average £484 rent per month for single bedroom property, £597 for 2 bedroom, £734 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,100 for 4 bedroom property in Chard 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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