Ards

Area Guide For Ards

Ards Peninsula is a County Down, Northern Ireland that separates Strangford Lough from the North Channel of the Irish Sea on the North-East coast of Ireland. An area of outstanding natural beauty, with Strangford Lough at its heart. A number of towns and villages are located on the peninsula, such as the seaside town of Donaghadee, with the surrounding area known as the Ards district. Newtownards, situated at the northern end of the peninsula, is the largest town in the area, while Portaferry is at the southern end of the Peninsula. It is largely situated in the Borough of Ards. The peninsula was once known as "The Ards", and was conquered by the Normans in the 12th century, with the Norman family Savage building a number of castles, and priories on the peninsula.

 
 

Ards Map

Estimated Price: £177,134
Average Asking Price: £145,680
Price change in last one year: £5,663
Average Price Paid: £175,000
Average Rent Rates: £532

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Ards

Average Price for property in Ards is around £177,134 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £258,528 for detached house to around £131,373 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £106,242 and a flat is worth £102,611. Values have been changing and have risen £2,663 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £7,897 in last 6 months, £5,663 in last 1 year, £3,861 in last 2 years, £9,433 in last 3 years, £14,561 in last 4 years and £27,858 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Ards is around £145,680 based on approximately 0 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 22 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £532 per month.

Estimated property value in Ards is £177,134. Average asking price is £145,680 while average price paid is £175,000 which is up by £27,858 and Avg. asking rent £532.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 Ards area. In last 5 years alone average price buyer paid is around £175,000 based on approximately 1 sales in Ards area alone.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Ards

 
 

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 2 bedroom is around £81,899, £128,072 for a 3 bedroom house, £197,231 for a 4 bedroom house and £258,480 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £132,950 for a 2 bedroom to £84,950 for a 3 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Ards it comes to around average £85,228 for 2 bedroom property, £127,721 for 3 bedroom, £197,231 for 4 bedroom and £258,480 for 5 bedroom.

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 2 bedroom to £467 for 3 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £355. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £397. You should be generally be expecting around average £356 rent per month for single bedroom property, £433 for 2 bedroom and approximately £467 for 3 bedroom property in Ards area.

Popular Houses in Ards

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.

Areas in and around Ards