Sandwich

Area Guide For Sandwich

Sandwich is a historic town and civil parish on the River Stour in the Non-metropolitan district of Dover, within the ceremonial county of Kent, south-east England. It has a population of 6,800. It was one of the Cinque Ports and still has many original medieval buildings, including several listed public houses and gates in the old town walls, churches, almshouses and the White Mill. While once a major port, it is now two miles from the sea, its historic centre preserved. Sandwich Bay is home to nature reserves and two world-class golf courses, Royal St George's and Prince's. The town is also home to educational and cultural events. The name is of Danish origin, meaning a sand place or camp on a bay (vig, wich) or near the mouth of a river. In 1028 King Canute granted a charter to the monks of Christ Church, Canterbury to operate a ferry across the river and collect tolls. The Port of Sandwich is no stranger to odd events in English history. It was here in 1255 that the first captive elephant was landed in England, The prize beast arrived at Sandwich quayside, delivered as a gift to the English monarch Henry III, from the French king, and was then taken on foot to the king's zoo at

 
 

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Estimated Price: £298,923
Average Asking Price: £342,079
Price change in last one year: £23,842
Average Price Paid: £231,628
Average Rent Rates: £754

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Sandwich

Average Price for property in Sandwich is around £298,923 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £427,918 for detached house to around £257,105 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £250,900 and a flat is worth £191,361. Values have been changing and have risen £2,048 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £7,000 in last 6 months, £23,842 in last 1 year, £41,254 in last 2 years, £47,254 in last 3 years, £39,155 in last 4 years and £40,361 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Sandwich is around £342,079 based on approximately 154 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 8 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £754 per month.

Estimated property value in Sandwich is £298,923. Average asking price is £342,079 while average price paid is £254,514 which is up by £23,842 and Avg. asking rent £754.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 Sandwich area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £254,514 based on approximately 154 sales in Sandwich area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 480 properties where buyers paid around £231,056. 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 £231,628 for 720 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 937 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £230,980 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Sandwich

 
 

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 £135,000, £217,688 for a 2 bedroom house, £325,461 for a 3 bedroom house, £461,849 for a 4 bedroom house and £928,333 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £97,500 for a single bedroom to £268,750 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £351,667. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Sandwich it comes to around average £110,000 for 1 bedroom property, £229,702 for 2 bedroom, £328,484 for 3 bedroom, £461,849 for 4 bedroom and £928,333 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 £700 for 2 bedroom to £816 for 3 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £550. You should be generally be expecting around average £550 rent per month for single bedroom property, £700 for 2 bedroom and approximately £816 for 3 bedroom property in Sandwich 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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