Dumfries

Area Guide For Dumfries

Dumfries is a market town and previous illustrious burgh inside the Dumfries and Galloway committee region of Scotland. It is close to the mouth of the Stream Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the region town of the previous province of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Ruler of the South. Individuals from Dumfries are referred to conversationally as Doonhamers. There are no less than two hypotheses on the derivation of the name. One is that the name Dumfries starts from the Scottish Gaelic name Dãºn Phris which signifies "Stronghold of the Shrubbery". As per an alternate hypothesis, the name is a defilement of two words which mean the Friars†Slope; the individuals who support this thought affirm the development of a religious house close to the head of what is currently the Friars’ Vennel. Found on the east side of the least intersection purpose of the Stream Nith, no positive data has been acquired of the period and circumstances in which the town of Dumfries was established. A few scholars hold that Dumfries thrived as a position of refinement amid the Roman control of North Incredible England.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £153,001
Average Asking Price: £182,222
Price change in last one year: £7,385
Average Price Paid: £131,011
Average Rent Rates: £535

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Dumfries

Average Price for property in Dumfries is around £153,001 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £232,800 for detached house to around £140,513 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £116,154 and a flat is worth £94,824. Values have been changing and have risen £1,334 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,839 in last 6 months, £7,385 in last 1 year, £12,661 in last 2 years, £5,730 in last 3 years, £11,632 in last 4 years and £7,558 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Dumfries is around £182,222 based on approximately 553 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 29 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £535 per month.

Estimated property value in Dumfries is £153,001. Average asking price is £182,222 while average price paid is £136,156 which is up by £7,385 and Avg. asking rent £535.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 Dumfries area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £136,156 based on approximately 553 sales in Dumfries area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,741 properties where buyers paid around £131,964. 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 £131,011 for 2,787 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 4,017 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £131,207 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Dumfries

 
 

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 £93,394, £107,386 for a 2 bedroom house, £160,244 for a 3 bedroom house, £254,726 for a 4 bedroom house and £311,498 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £70,138 for a single bedroom to £75,521 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £101,946 and £80,000 for a 5 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Dumfries it comes to around average £76,782 for 1 bedroom property, £96,943 for 2 bedroom, £155,672 for 3 bedroom, £254,726 for 4 bedroom and £304,030 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 £425 for 1 bedroom to £477 for 2 bedroom, £476 for 3 bedroom and £750 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £395. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £468. You should be generally be expecting around average £399 rent per month for single bedroom property, £472 for 2 bedroom, £476 for 3 bedroom and approximately £750 for 4 bedroom property in Dumfries 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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