Penzance

Area Guide For Penzance

Penzance is a town, civil parish, and port in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. It is the most westerly major town in Cornwall and is approximately 75 miles (120 km) west of Plymouth and 300 miles (500 km) west-southwest of London. Situated in the shelter of Mount's Bay, the town faces south-east onto the English Channel, is bordered to the west by the fishing port of Newlyn, to the north by the civil parish of Madron and to the east by the civil parish of Ludgvan. The town's location gives it a temperate climate, milder than most of the rest of Britain. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and incorporated in 1614, it has a population of 21,168. Penzance (Pensans), or "holy headland" in the Cornish language, is a reference to the location of a chapel nowadays called St Anthony's that is said to have stood over a thousand years ago on the headland to the west of what became Penzance Harbour. There are no early documents mentioning an actual dedication to St Anthony which seems to depend entirely on tradition and may be groundless. The only remaining object from this chapel is a carved figure, now largely eroded, known as "St

 
 

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Estimated Price: £247,659
Average Asking Price: £265,606
Price change in last one year: £15,625
Average Price Paid: £213,430
Average Rent Rates: £631

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Penzance

Average Price for property in Penzance is around £247,659 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £355,668 for detached house to around £229,883 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £197,620 and a flat is worth £163,666. Values have been changing and have risen £760 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £2,792 in last 6 months, £15,625 in last 1 year, £15,501 in last 2 years, £19,696 in last 3 years, £14,379 in last 4 years and £31,926 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Penzance is around £265,606 based on approximately 493 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 84 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £631 per month.

Estimated property value in Penzance is £247,659. Average asking price is £265,606 while average price paid is £213,585 which is up by £15,625 and Avg. asking rent £631.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 Penzance area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £213,585 based on approximately 493 sales in Penzance area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,451 properties where buyers paid around £213,440. 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 £213,430 for 2,387 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 3,150 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £211,093 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Penzance

 
 

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 £146,038, £191,457 for a 2 bedroom house, £258,660 for a 3 bedroom house, £361,797 for a 4 bedroom house and £459,949 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £112,779 for a single bedroom to £174,014 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £346,238 and £280,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Penzance it comes to around average £125,629 for 1 bedroom property, £187,993 for 2 bedroom, £260,533 for 3 bedroom, £360,954 for 4 bedroom and £459,949 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 £462 for 1 bedroom to £627 for 2 bedroom, £755 for 3 bedroom and £1,172 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £474. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £623 and £696 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £470 rent per month for single bedroom property, £626 for 2 bedroom, £747 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,172 for 4 bedroom property in Penzance 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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