Somerton

Area Guide For Somerton

Somerton is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It comprises the twin villages of East Somerton and West Somerton and is situated some 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the town of Great Yarmouth, 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the city of Norwich, and 2 km (1.2 mi) from the sea. The civil parish has an area of 8.25 km (3.19 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 257 in 93 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth. The church of West Somerton St Mary is one of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. In the churchyard is the grave of Robert Hales, the Norfolk Giant. He was born in the village in 1820 and one of nine children. Eventually reaching 7 feet 8 inches (2.34 m) and over 32 stone (450 lb 200 kg), he worked in the circus world, met Queen Victoria and retired to a pub in London. As his health worsened he returned to Norfolk, where he died in 1863.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £301,102
Average Asking Price: £435,196
Price change in last one year: £15,501
Average Price Paid: £262,047
Average Rent Rates: £755

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Somerton

Average Price for property in Somerton is around £301,102 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £377,335 for detached house to around £219,727 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £212,838 and a flat is worth £130,892. Values have been changing and have risen £1,026 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £1,065 in last 6 months, £15,501 in last 1 year, £18,604 in last 2 years, £19,863 in last 3 years, £31,797 in last 4 years and £30,751 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Somerton is around £435,196 based on approximately 120 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 16 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £755 per month.

Estimated property value in Somerton is £301,102. Average asking price is £435,196 while average price paid is £281,820 which is up by £15,501 and Avg. asking rent £755.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 Somerton area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £281,820 based on approximately 120 sales in Somerton area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 339 properties where buyers paid around £265,477. 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 £262,047 for 545 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 742 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £259,522 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Somerton

 
 

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 £154,500, £149,271 for a 2 bedroom house, £294,338 for a 3 bedroom house, £434,000 for a 4 bedroom house and £648,000 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat the prices of 2 bedroom is £132,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Somerton it comes to around average £154,500 for 1 bedroom property, £147,112 for 2 bedroom, £294,338 for 3 bedroom, £434,000 for 4 bedroom and £648,000 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 £477 for 1 bedroom to £685 for 2 bedroom, £748 for 3 bedroom and £1,769 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £442. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £524 and £594 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £451 rent per month for single bedroom property, £604 for 2 bedroom, £696 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,769 for 5 bedroom property in Somerton 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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