Monmouth

Area Guide For Monmouth

Monmouth ( /ˈmɒnməθ/ MON-məth; Welsh: Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a traditional county town in southeast Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow meets the River Wye, within 2 miles (3.2 km) of the border with England. The town is 36 miles (58 km) north-east of Cardiff, and 127 miles (204 km) west of London. It is within the Monmouthshire local authority, and the parliamentary constituency of Monmouth. According to the 2001 census, its population was 8,877. The town was the site of a small Roman fort, Blestium, and became established after the Normans built a castle here after 1067. Its mediaeval stone gated bridge is the only one of its type remaining in Britain. The castle later came into the possession of the House of Lancaster, and was the birthplace of King Henry V in 1387. In 1536, it became the county town of Monmouthshire. Monmouth later became a tourist centre at the heart of the Wye Valley, as well as a market town. It now acts as a shopping and service centre, and as a focus of educational and cultural activities, for its surrounding rural area, and is linked by the A40 road to the M4 motorway at Newport and the M50 at Ross-on-Wye. The name Monmouth is
 
 

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Estimated Price: £289,635
Average Asking Price: £322,714
Price change in last one year: £15,580
Average Price Paid: £237,311
Average Rent Rates: £1,228

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Monmouth

Average Price for property in Monmouth is around £289,635 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £376,763 for detached house to around £200,563 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £188,491 and a flat is worth £139,060. Values have been changing and have risen £1,572 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £3,685 in last 6 months, £15,580 in last 1 year, £21,013 in last 2 years, £16,079 in last 3 years, £23,645 in last 4 years and £13,894 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Monmouth is around £322,714 based on approximately 212 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 67 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £1,228 per month.

Estimated property value in Monmouth is £289,635. Average asking price is £322,714 while average price paid is £259,497 which is up by £15,580 and Avg. asking rent £1,228.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 Monmouth area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £259,497 based on approximately 212 sales in Monmouth area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 624 properties where buyers paid around £237,627. 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 £237,311 for 999 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,263 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £237,374 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Monmouth

 
 

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 £68,833, £198,830 for a 2 bedroom house, £288,923 for a 3 bedroom house, £449,205 for a 4 bedroom house and £624,047 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £71,047 for a single bedroom to £163,043 for a 2 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Monmouth it comes to around average £70,217 for 1 bedroom property, £184,321 for 2 bedroom, £288,923 for 3 bedroom, £449,205 for 4 bedroom and £624,047 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 £535 for 1 bedroom to £641 for 2 bedrooms, £724 for 3 bedrooms, £1,213 for 4 bedrooms and £1,248 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £430. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £577. You should be generally be expecting around average £472 rent per month for single bedroom property, £603 for 2 bedroom, £724 for 3 bedroom, £1,213 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,248 for a 5 bedroom property in Monmouth 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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