West Berkshire

Area Guide For West Berkshire

West Berkshire is a local government district in the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England.  It is semi-rural in character, with most of the community living in the wooded Kennet Valley. One of the highest points in southeast of England is located in West Berkshire at Walbury Hill with a summit height of 297 m (974 ft) 2 km to the south of the village of Inkpen, perfect for a refreshing walk. Another popular attraction, Hosehill Lake is a local nature reserve. The path around the lake is a mile long and rustic seating and bird viewing areas at frequent intervals give the visitor time to stop and reflect. The lake is alluring in all seasons as the path runs through meadows, past ponds and reed beds and under shady trees.

 
 

West Berkshire Map

Estimated Price: £377,942
Average Asking Price: £377,623
Price change in last one year: £29,101
Average Price Paid: £298,254
Average Rent Rates: £1,856

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in West Berkshire

Average Price for property in West Berkshire is around £377,942 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £566,536 for detached house to around £307,941 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £255,314 and a flat is worth £195,865. Values have been changing and have risen £3,096 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £8,166 in last 6 months, £29,101 in last 1 year, £40,222 in last 2 years, £57,345 in last 3 years, £51,752 in last 4 years and £50,702 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in West Berkshire is around £377,623 based on approximately 1,684 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 171 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,856 per month.

Estimated property value in West Berkshire is £377,942. Average asking price is £377,623 while average price paid is £308,166 which is up by £29,101 and Avg. asking rent £1,856.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 West Berkshire area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £308,166 based on approximately 1,684 sales in West Berkshire area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 4,912 properties where buyers paid around £299,729. 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 £298,254 for 7,759 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 10,554 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £291,757 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in West Berkshire

 
 

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 £149,570, £253,462 for a 2 bedroom house, £333,378 for a 3 bedroom house, £507,434 for a 4 bedroom house and £889,272 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £133,467 for a single bedroom to £208,954 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £580,970. To sum up the asking prices for properties in West Berkshire it comes to around average £135,983 for 1 bedroom property, £227,322 for 2 bedroom, £343,781 for 3 bedroom, £507,434 for 4 bedroom and £889,272 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 £682 for 1 bedroom to £1,025 for 2 bedrooms, £1,100 for 3 bedrooms, £1,691 for 4 bedrooms and £2,167 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £695. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £839. You should be generally be expecting around average £691 rent per month for single bedroom property, £916 for 2 bedroom, £1,100 for 3 bedroom, £1,691 for 4 bedroom and approximately £2,167 for a 5 bedroom property in West Berkshire 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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