Wells

Area Guide For Wells

Wells is a house of prayer city and common ward in the Mendip area of Somerset, on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills. In spite of the fact that the populace recorded in the 2011 enumeration was just 10,536, it has had city status since medieval times, on account of the vicinity of Wells Cathedral. Frequently depicted as England's littlest city, it is second just to the City of London in territory and populace, however not piece of a bigger urban agglomeration. The name Wells originates from three wells devoted to Saint Andrew, one in the commercial center and two inside the grounds of the Bishop's Palace and cathedral. A little Roman settlement encompassed them, which became in significance and size under the Anglo-Saxons when King Ine of Wessex established a minster church there in 704. The group turned into an exchanging focus in light of fabric making and Wells is remarkable for its seventeenth century association in both the English Civil War and Monmouth Rebellion. In the nineteenth century, transport base enhanced with stations on three distinctive route lines, however the city has since 1964 been without a railway link.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £275,953
Average Asking Price: £377,757
Price change in last one year: £19,540
Average Price Paid: £245,490
Average Rent Rates: £1,478

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Wells

Average Price for property in Wells is around £275,953 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £391,208 for detached house to around £234,418 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £227,104 and a flat is worth £174,243. Values have been changing and have risen £2,038 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £6,008 in last 6 months, £19,540 in last 1 year, £25,663 in last 2 years, £31,609 in last 3 years, £31,968 in last 4 years and £35,504 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Wells is around £377,757 based on approximately 340 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 28 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,478 per month.

Estimated property value in Wells is £275,953. Average asking price is £377,757 while average price paid is £246,688 which is up by £19,540 and Avg. asking rent £1,478.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 Wells area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £246,688 based on approximately 340 sales in Wells area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 889 properties where buyers paid around £245,390. 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 £245,490 for 1,406 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,884 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £243,005 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Wells

 
 

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 £84,133, £226,183 for a 2 bedroom house, £309,751 for a 3 bedroom house, £456,918 for a 4 bedroom house and £642,059 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £135,345 for a single bedroom to £168,775 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £235,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Wells it comes to around average £116,141 for 1 bedroom property, £210,068 for 2 bedroom, £308,651 for 3 bedroom, £456,918 for 4 bedroom and £642,059 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 £941 for 3 bedroom and £1,452 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £377. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £549 and £923 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £377 rent per month for single bedroom property, £680 for 2 bedroom, £938 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,452 for 4 bedroom property in Wells 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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