Downham Market

Area Guide For Downham Market

Downham Market is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It lies on the edge of the Fens, on the River Great Ouse, some 20 km south of the town of King's Lynn, 60 km west of the city of Norwich and the same distance north of the city of Cambridge. The civil parish has an area of 5.2 km and in the 2001 census had a population of 6,730 in 3,258 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is part of South West Norfolk parliamentary constituency. It was an agricultural centre, developing as a market for the produce of the Fens with a bridge across the Ouse. During the Middle Ages, it was famed for its butter market and also hosted a notable horse fair. Notable buildings in the town include its mediaeval parish church, dedicated to St Edmund, and Victorian clock tower, constructed in 1878. The town is also known as the place where Charles I hid after the Battle of Naseby. The town has recently undergone a regeneration project on the Market Place, moving the market to the town hall car park. The decorative town sign depicts the crown and arrows of St Edmund with horses to show the importance of the

 
 

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Estimated Price: £196,391
Average Asking Price: £219,517
Price change in last one year: £19,615
Average Price Paid: £162,786
Average Rent Rates: £687

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Downham Market

Average Price for property in Downham Market is around £196,391 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £233,569 for detached house to around £167,096 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £143,154 and a flat is worth £116,263. Values have been changing and have risen £2,556 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £8,297 in last 6 months, £19,615 in last 1 year, £30,858 in last 2 years, £27,987 in last 3 years, £27,188 in last 4 years and £23,244 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Downham Market is around £219,517 based on approximately 298 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 36 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £687 per month.

Estimated property value in Downham Market is £196,391. Average asking price is £219,517 while average price paid is £176,978 which is up by £19,615 and Avg. asking rent £687.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 Downham Market area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £176,978 based on approximately 298 sales in Downham Market area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 867 properties where buyers paid around £165,893. 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 £162,786 for 1,375 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,798 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £163,528 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Downham Market

 
 

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 £104,158, £169,112 for a 2 bedroom house, £200,079 for a 3 bedroom house, £265,100 for a 4 bedroom house and £326,062 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £75,000 for a single bedroom to £94,750 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Downham Market it comes to around average £94,439 for 1 bedroom property, £164,981 for 2 bedroom, £200,079 for 3 bedroom, £265,100 for 4 bedroom and £326,062 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 £526 for 2 bedroom to £690 for 3 bedroom, £966 for 4 bedroom and £1,075 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £433. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £511 and £611 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £433 rent per month for single bedroom property, £523 for 2 bedroom, £676 for 3 bedroom, £966 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,074 for a 5 bedroom property in Downham Market 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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