Fakenham

Area Guide For Fakenham

Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some 30 km (19 mi) north east of King's Lynn, 30 km (19 mi) south west of Cromer, and 40 km (25 mi) north west of Norwich. The civil parish has an area of 9.04 km (3.49 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 7,357 in 3,292 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The name Fakenham is Saxon, possibly meaning Fair Place/Place on a Fair River, or Hamlet (Ham) on the river (Ken) Fa/Fair. In 1086 (Domesday Book) Fakenham had only 150 residents. Hempton, on the opposite side of the river, was the larger community and had an abbey that played host to pilgrims on their way to Walsingham. Fakenham became the dominant centre when the abbey was abolished by Henry VIII. It has been a market town since 1250, when it was given a Charter. The stalls probably occupied space around the parish church of St.Peter & St.Paul. Fakenham's modern-day Thursday market is still situated very close to its original positioning and around the market place. Its major industry in the 19th and 20th centuries was printing, but the major

 
 

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Estimated Price: £244,277
Average Asking Price: £268,877
Price change in last one year: £31,871
Average Price Paid: £205,195
Average Rent Rates: £864

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Fakenham

Average Price for property in Fakenham is around £244,277 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £336,033 for detached house to around £182,967 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £176,947 and a flat is worth £122,078. Values have been changing and have risen £4,188 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £11,899 in last 6 months, £31,871 in last 1 year, £31,251 in last 2 years, £32,197 in last 3 years, £32,160 in last 4 years and £36,911 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Fakenham is around £268,877 based on approximately 258 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 39 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £864 per month.

Estimated property value in Fakenham is £244,277. Average asking price is £268,877 while average price paid is £208,471 which is up by £31,871 and Avg. asking rent £864.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 Fakenham area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £208,471 based on approximately 258 sales in Fakenham area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 761 properties where buyers paid around £203,615. 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 £205,195 for 1,219 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,625 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £200,841 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Fakenham

 
 

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 2 bedroom is around £157,920, £234,552 for a 3 bedroom house, £401,196 for a 4 bedroom house and £443,744 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £81,600 for a single bedroom to £98,914 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Fakenham it comes to around average £81,600 for 1 bedroom property, £145,772 for 2 bedroom, £234,552 for 3 bedroom, £401,196 for 4 bedroom and £443,744 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 £579 for 2 bedrooms, £664 for 3 bedrooms, £950 for 4 bedrooms and £1,415 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £451. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £534. You should be generally be expecting around average £462 rent per month for single bedroom property, £569 for 2 bedroom, £664 for 3 bedroom, £950 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,415 for a 5 bedroom property in Fakenham 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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