Glenrothes

Area Guide For Glenrothes

Glenrothes is an extensive town arranged in the heart of Fife, in east-focal Scotland. It is found give or take 30 miles (48â km) from both Edinburgh, which misleads the south and Dundee to the north. The town had an expected populace of 38,750 in 2008, making it the third biggest settlement in Fife. The name Glenrothes originates from its verifiable connection with the Earl of Rothes who claimed a great part of the area whereupon the new town has been constructed; "Glen" (Scottish for valley) was added to the name to evade disarray with Rothes in Moray and in distinguishment that the town lies in a waterway valley. Arranged in the late 1940s as one of Scotland's first post-second world war new towns its unique intention was to house mineworkers who were to work at a recently settled coal mine, the Rothes Colliery. Taking after the disappointment of the mine the town grew as an imperative modern focus in Scotland's Silicon Glen somewhere around 1961 and 2000 with a few real gadgets and greetings tech organizations setting up offices in the town.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £129,622
Average Asking Price: £146,405
Price change in last one year: £4,687
Average Price Paid: £106,802
Average Rent Rates: £505

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Glenrothes

Average Price for property in Glenrothes is around £129,622 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £227,645 for detached house to around £129,666 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £93,411 and a flat is worth £77,225. Values have been changing and have risen £1,502 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £4,293 in last 6 months, £4,687 in last 1 year, £10,056 in last 2 years, £13,980 in last 3 years, £15,430 in last 4 years and £12,719 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Glenrothes is around £146,405 based on approximately 627 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 28 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £505 per month.

Estimated property value in Glenrothes is £129,622. Average asking price is £146,405 while average price paid is £108,800 which is up by £4,687 and Avg. asking rent £505.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 Glenrothes area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £108,800 based on approximately 627 sales in Glenrothes area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,709 properties where buyers paid around £107,817. 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 £106,802 for 2,665 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 3,893 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £109,541 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Glenrothes

 
 

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 £52,474, £85,693 for a 2 bedroom house, £122,445 for a 3 bedroom house, £232,228 for a 4 bedroom house and £315,263 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £53,590 for a single bedroom to £71,400 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £74,200 and £70,000 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Glenrothes it comes to around average £53,271 for 1 bedroom property, £80,115 for 2 bedroom, £118,676 for 3 bedroom, £224,854 for 4 bedroom and £315,263 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 £451 for 1 bedroom to £448 for 2 bedrooms, £552 for 3 bedrooms, £724 for 4 bedrooms and £875 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £351. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £451 and £413 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £401 rent per month for single bedroom property, £449 for 2 bedroom, £509 for 3 bedroom, £724 for 4 bedroom and approximately £875 for a 5 bedroom property in Glenrothes 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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