Longhope

Area Guide For Longhope

Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls which is one of the Orkney Islands off the northern coast of Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. An RNLI lifeboat has been stationed at Longhope since 1874 a former lifeboat station is now a museum. On 17 March 1969 the station suffered one of the worst tragedies in British lifeboat history when its lifeboat, T.G.B., was lost with all eight crew after answering a mayday call during severe storms. In total, as of 2004, the station has received 26 bravery honours. Due to its proximity to the former Royal Navy base at Scapa Flow a coastal artillery base, Hackness Gun Battery, was established near Longhope at ND338912. Excavation undertaken by Headland Archaeology proved that this battery had undergone two stages of development. It was built between 1813 and 1815 in response to a perceived threat from American privateers. On recommendations made by the Admiralty the base was constructed alongside one of only three martello towers in Scotland the others being across the bay from Hackness at Crockness and in Leith. Eight 24-pounder guns were placed in the

 
 

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Estimated Price: £350,471
Average Asking Price: £389,755
Price change in last one year: £44,846
Average Price Paid: £252,098
Average Rent Rates: £494

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Longhope

Average Price for property in Longhope is around £350,471 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £305,071 for detached house to around £183,386 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £159,569 and a flat is worth £107,915. Values have been changing and have risen £4,580 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £13,122 in last 6 months, £44,846 in last 1 year, £36,101 in last 2 years, £33,996 in last 3 years, £30,096 in last 4 years and £40,492 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Longhope is around £389,755 based on approximately 26 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 1 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £494 per month.

Estimated property value in Longhope is £350,471. Average asking price is £389,755 while average price paid is £246,479 which is up by £44,846 and Avg. asking rent £494.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 Longhope area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £246,479 based on approximately 26 sales in Longhope area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 67 properties where buyers paid around £238,274. 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 £252,098 for 105 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 137 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £255,085 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Longhope

 
 

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 £118,000, £142,450 for a 2 bedroom house, £332,488 for a 3 bedroom house, £310,000 for a 4 bedroom house and £663,750 for a 5 bedroom house. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Longhope it comes to around average £118,000 for 1 bedroom property, £142,450 for 2 bedroom, £332,488 for 3 bedroom, £310,000 for 4 bedroom and £663,750 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 £494 for 2 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £451 rent per month for single bedroom property and approximately £494 for 2 bedroom property in Longhope 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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