Hereford

Area Guide For Hereford

Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately 16 miles (26 km) east of the border with Wales, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Worcester, and 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Gloucester. With a population of 55,800 people, it is the largest settlement in the county. The name "Hereford" is said to come from the Anglo Saxon "here", an army or formation of soldiers, and the "ford", a place for crossing a river. If this is the origin it suggests that Hereford was a place where a body of armed men forded or crossed the Wye. The Welsh name for Hereford is Henffordd, meaning "old road", and probably refers to the Roman Road and Roman settlement at nearby Stretton Sugwas. An early town charter from 1189 granted by Richard I of England describes it as "Hereford in Wales". Hereford has been recognised as a city since time immemorial, with the status being reconfirmed as recently as October 2000. It is now known chiefly as a trading centre for a wider agricultural and rural area. Products from Hereford include: cider, beer, leather goods, nickel alloys, poultry, chemicals and cattle, including the famous

 
 

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Estimated Price: £238,540
Average Asking Price: £311,426
Price change in last one year: £15,654
Average Price Paid: £205,376
Average Rent Rates: £858

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Hereford

Average Price for property in Hereford is around £238,540 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £336,277 for detached house to around £195,093 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £162,618 and a flat is worth £126,107. Values have been changing and have risen £295 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £109 in last 6 months, £15,654 in last 1 year, £23,654 in last 2 years, £26,490 in last 3 years, £24,608 in last 4 years and £21,436 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Hereford is around £311,426 based on approximately 1,301 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 221 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £858 per month.

Estimated property value in Hereford is £238,540. Average asking price is £311,426 while average price paid is £206,657 which is up by £15,654 and Avg. asking rent £858.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 Hereford area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £206,657 based on approximately 1,301 sales in Hereford area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 3,953 properties where buyers paid around £203,963. 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 £205,376 for 6,277 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 8,581 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £204,622 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Hereford

 
 

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 £110,251, £180,062 for a 2 bedroom house, £250,781 for a 3 bedroom house, £362,832 for a 4 bedroom house and £435,987 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £93,112 for a single bedroom to £176,960 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £326,333 and £137,500 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Hereford it comes to around average £101,857 for 1 bedroom property, £179,269 for 2 bedroom, £252,448 for 3 bedroom, £361,919 for 4 bedroom and £435,987 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 £532 for 1 bedroom to £585 for 2 bedrooms, £734 for 3 bedrooms, £971 for 4 bedrooms and £1,125 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £446. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £583 and £875 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £462 rent per month for single bedroom property, £584 for 2 bedroom, £742 for 3 bedroom, £971 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,124 for a 5 bedroom property in Hereford 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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