Leven

Area Guide For Leven

Leven (Scots: Leevin, Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Lìobhann) is a coastline town in Fife, set in the east Central Bogs of Scotland. It lies on the bank of the Firth of Forward at the mouth of the Conduit Leven, 8.1 miles (13.0 km) north-east of Kirkcaldy and 6.4 miles (10.3 km) east of Glenrothes. As showed by an examination taken in 2008, Leven has a masses of 8,850. The town structures bit of the Levenmouth conurbation which has a total people of 31,450. The start of the name "Leven" starts from the Pictish word for "surge". The nearby by Loch Leven, being the surge lake, was the name given to both the stream and town.[4] A settlement is acknowledged to have organized at the mouth of the Conduit Leven close to the locale around Scoonie Brae with the divulgence of the territory church of "scoyne". In the midst of the mid-eleventh century, Minister Tuadal of St Andrews capable the assembly of "scoyne" to the Culdees of Loch Leven.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £143,610
Average Asking Price: £149,628
Price change in last one year: £6,422
Average Price Paid: £125,454
Average Rent Rates: £469

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Leven

Average Price for property in Leven is around £143,610 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £249,843 for detached house to around £142,774 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £132,926 and a flat is worth £95,945. Values have been changing and have risen £1,548 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,893 in last 6 months, £6,422 in last 1 year, £16,375 in last 2 years, £20,833 in last 3 years, £20,476 in last 4 years and £18,581 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Leven is around £149,628 based on approximately 416 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 56 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £469 per month.

Estimated property value in Leven is £143,610. Average asking price is £149,628 while average price paid is £120,824 which is up by £6,422 and Avg. asking rent £469.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 Leven area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £120,824 based on approximately 416 sales in Leven area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 1,272 properties where buyers paid around £121,324. 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 £125,454 for 1,989 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 2,868 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £127,603 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Leven

 
 

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 £91,286, £94,375 for a 2 bedroom house, £166,900 for a 3 bedroom house, £250,980 for a 4 bedroom house and £308,540 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £47,815 for a single bedroom to £85,073 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £115,044 and £339,975 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Leven it comes to around average £60,494 for 1 bedroom property, £89,434 for 2 bedroom, £155,830 for 3 bedroom, £254,767 for 4 bedroom and £308,540 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 £425 for 1 bedroom to £522 for 2 bedroom, £588 for 3 bedroom and £917 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £342. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £417 and £542 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £351 rent per month for single bedroom property, £443 for 2 bedroom, £571 for 3 bedroom and approximately £917 for 4 bedroom property in Leven 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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