Scarborough

Area Guide For Scarborough

Scarborough is a town on the North Sea coast of North Yorkshire, England, within the borough of the same name. The modern town lies between 370 m (10230 ft) above sea level, rising steeply northward and westward from the harbour onto limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland. It is one of the largest settlements in North Yorkshire. Historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, with a population of around 50,000 in the town's boundaries, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast. The larger urban area including Scalby and Eastfield had a population of 57,649. It also has over 100,000 under the surrounding area within the district. A person from Scarborough is traditionally known as a Scarborian, yet many different names are used. The town varies greatly from area to area; it is home to residential communities, business, fishing and service industries, plus a growing digital and creative economy, but overall is a top tourist destination on the East Coast of England. Scarborough won the 2008/2009 award for the most creative and inspiring entrepreneurship

 
 

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Estimated Price: £160,796
Average Asking Price: £194,025
Price change in last one year: £6,681
Average Price Paid: £147,425
Average Rent Rates: £529

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Scarborough

Average Price for property in Scarborough is around £160,796 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £254,843 for detached house to around £156,960 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £124,347 and a flat is worth £110,158. Values have been changing and have risen £267 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £937 in last 6 months, £6,681 in last 1 year, £13,889 in last 2 years, £12,767 in last 3 years, £13,770 in last 4 years and £11,653 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Scarborough is around £194,025 based on approximately 1,027 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 131 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £529 per month.

Estimated property value in Scarborough is £160,796. Average asking price is £194,025 while average price paid is £151,463 which is up by £6,681 and Avg. asking rent £529.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 Scarborough area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £151,463 based on approximately 1,027 sales in Scarborough area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 3,022 properties where buyers paid around £147,452. 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 £147,425 for 4,761 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 6,405 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £148,677 per sale.

 
 

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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 £96,483, £136,216 for a 2 bedroom house, £171,712 for a 3 bedroom house, £301,966 for a 4 bedroom house and £314,163 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £77,076 for a single bedroom to £122,161 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £165,414, £189,975 for a 4 bedroom flat and £280,000 for a 5 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Scarborough it comes to around average £80,371 for 1 bedroom property, £128,806 for 2 bedroom, £171,304 for 3 bedroom, £299,892 for 4 bedroom and £313,187 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 £418 for 1 bedroom to £545 for 2 bedrooms, £582 for 3 bedrooms, £598 for 4 bedrooms and £693 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £382. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £472 and £482 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £385 rent per month for single bedroom property, £496 for 2 bedroom, £555 for 3 bedroom, £598 for 4 bedroom and approximately £693 for a 5 bedroom property in Scarborough 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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