Helensburgh

Area Guide For Helensburgh

Helensburgh (Baile Eilidh in Gaelic) is a town in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It lies on the north shore of the Firth of Clyde and the eastern shore of the doorway to the Gareloch. Helensburgh was some time ago in Dumbarton Area, yet was re-dispensed under neighborhood government rearrangement in 1996. Before 1975 it was a piece of the previous Dunbartonshire. Helensburgh was established in 1776 when Sir James Colquhoun of Luss based spa showers on the site of Ardencaple Château, which dated once again to around 1600. He then had the shoreline resort town built to the east of the spa on a formal format in the style of Edinburgh New Town, and named it after his wife Helen. A ship administration he orchestrated over the Firth of Clyde to Greenock was effective in drawing in occupants who could drive from occupations there to appealing homes in the new town. In 1808, Henry Ringer purchased the general population showers and inn, which his wife superintended while he proceeded with his enthusiasm for right on time steamboats, for example, the adjacent Charlotte Dundas and the North Stream Steamboat which Robert Fulton had quite recently presented at New York City.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £218,763
Average Asking Price: £187,780
Price change in last one year: £13,836
Average Price Paid: £179,996
Average Rent Rates: £578

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Helensburgh

Average Price for property in Helensburgh is around £218,763 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £343,114 for detached house to around £192,029 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £151,699 and a flat is worth £135,757. Values have been changing and have risen £4,049 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £10,741 in last 6 months, £13,836 in last 1 year, £29,601 in last 2 years, £23,467 in last 3 years, £16,388 in last 4 years and £26,869 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Helensburgh is around £187,780 based on approximately 267 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 34 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £578 per month.

Estimated property value in Helensburgh is £218,763. Average asking price is £187,780 while average price paid is £167,567 which is up by £13,836 and Avg. asking rent £578.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 Helensburgh area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £167,567 based on approximately 267 sales in Helensburgh area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 803 properties where buyers paid around £177,666. 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 £179,996 for 1,313 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,866 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £179,955 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Helensburgh

 
 

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 £62,749, £123,475 for a 2 bedroom house, £176,873 for a 3 bedroom house, £290,130 for a 4 bedroom house and £394,654 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £70,087 for a single bedroom to £98,176 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £161,675 and £253,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Helensburgh it comes to around average £67,419 for 1 bedroom property, £103,502 for 2 bedroom, £172,403 for 3 bedroom, £288,242 for 4 bedroom and £394,654 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 £735 for 2 bedroom to £666 for 3 bedroom and £949 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £410. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £485. You should be generally be expecting around average £410 rent per month for single bedroom property, £523 for 2 bedroom, £666 for 3 bedroom and approximately £949 for 4 bedroom property in Helensburgh 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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