Herne Bay

Area Guide For Herne Bay

Herne Bay is a seaside town in Kent, South East England, with a population of 35,188. On the south coast of the Thames Estuary, it is 7 miles (11 km) north of Canterbury and 1 mile (2 km) east of Whitstable. It neighbours the ancient villages of Herne and Reculver and is part of the City of Canterbury local government district. Herne Bay's seafront is home to the world's first freestanding purpose-built clock tower, built in 1837 until 1978, the town had the second-longest pier in the United Kingdom. The town began as a small shipping community, receiving goods and passengers from London en route to Canterbury and Dover. The town rose to prominence as a seaside resort during the early 19th century after the building of a pleasure pier and promenade by a group of London investors, and reached its heyday in the late Victorian era. Its popularity as a holiday destination has declined over the past decades, due to the increase in foreign travel and regular flooding that has prevented the town's redevelopment. The town of Herne Bay derived its name from the neighbouring village of Herne, two kilometres inland from the bay. The word herne, meaning a place on a corner of land, evolved

 
 

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Estimated Price: £240,084
Average Asking Price: £271,781
Price change in last one year: £7,432
Average Price Paid: £197,232
Average Rent Rates: £980

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Herne Bay

Average Price for property in Herne Bay is around £240,084 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £293,800 for detached house to around £225,761 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £201,595 and a flat is worth £138,163. Values have been changing and have risen £1,973 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £7,798 in last 6 months, £7,432 in last 1 year, £27,111 in last 2 years, £33,832 in last 3 years, £26,038 in last 4 years and £22,355 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Herne Bay is around £271,781 based on approximately 664 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 26 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £980 per month.

Estimated property value in Herne Bay is £240,084. Average asking price is £271,781 while average price paid is £207,882 which is up by £7,432 and Avg. asking rent £980.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 Herne Bay area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £207,882 based on approximately 664 sales in Herne Bay area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 2,044 properties where buyers paid around £202,083. 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 £197,232 for 3,205 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 4,248 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £194,992 per sale.

 
 

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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 £129,998, £208,207 for a 2 bedroom house, £253,573 for a 3 bedroom house, £370,513 for a 4 bedroom house and £398,816 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £117,966 for a single bedroom to £133,822 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £178,498. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Herne Bay it comes to around average £120,154 for 1 bedroom property, £180,578 for 2 bedroom, £250,793 for 3 bedroom, £370,513 for 4 bedroom and £398,816 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 £650 for 1 bedroom to £722 for 2 bedrooms, £893 for 3 bedrooms, £1,200 for 4 bedrooms and £1,499 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £486. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £720. You should be generally be expecting around average £509 rent per month for single bedroom property, £720 for 2 bedroom, £893 for 3 bedroom, £1,200 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,499 for a 5 bedroom property in Herne Bay 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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