St. Ives

Area Guide For St. Ives

St Ives is a market town in Cambridgeshire, England, around 24 kilometres (15 mi) north-west of the city of Cambridge and 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of London. It lies within the historic county boundaries of Huntingdonshire. Previously called Slepe, its name was changed to St Ives after the body, claimed to be that of a Persian bishop, of Saint Ivo (not to be confused with Ivo of Kermartin), was found buried in the town in about 1001/2. For the past 1,000 years it has been home to some of the biggest markets in the country, and in the thirteenth century it was an important entrept, and remains an important market in East Anglia. Built on the banks of the wide River Great Ouse between Huntingdon and Ely, St Ives has a famous chapel on its bridge. In the Anglo-Saxon era, St Ives's position on the river Great Ouse was strategic, as it controlled the last natural crossing point or ford on the river, 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the sea. The flint reef in the bed of the river at this point gave rise to a ford, which then provided the foundations for the celebrated bridge. During the 18th and 19th centuries, St Ives was a hub of trade and navigation and the town had dozens of inns and

 
 

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Estimated Price: £322,551
Average Asking Price: £308,793
Price change in last one year: £24,136
Average Price Paid: £296,980
Average Rent Rates: £850

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in St. Ives

Average Price for property in St. Ives is around £322,551 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £418,218 for detached house to around £283,800 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £295,617 and a flat is worth £256,888. Values have been changing and have risen £5,384 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £16,557 in last 6 months, £24,136 in last 1 year, £27,064 in last 2 years, £49,199 in last 3 years, £35,624 in last 4 years and £50,941 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in St. Ives is around £308,793 based on approximately 227 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 675 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £850 per month.

Estimated property value in St. Ives is £322,551. Average asking price is £308,793 while average price paid is £314,800 which is up by £24,136 and Avg. asking rent £850.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 St. Ives area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £314,800 based on approximately 227 sales in St. Ives area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 719 properties where buyers paid around £304,462. 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 £296,980 for 1,172 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,572 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £293,416 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in St. Ives

 
 

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 £128,811, £178,950 for a 2 bedroom house, £264,877 for a 3 bedroom house, £416,037 for a 4 bedroom house and £596,582 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £128,700 for a single bedroom to £195,464 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £298,815, £435,000 for a 4 bedroom flat and £613,333 for a 5 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in St. Ives it comes to around average £128,728 for 1 bedroom property, £184,329 for 2 bedroom, £266,114 for 3 bedroom, £416,114 for 4 bedroom and £596,772 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 £510 for 1 bedroom to £667 for 2 bedrooms, £813 for 3 bedrooms, £1,198 for 4 bedrooms and £1,663 for 5 bedrooms house. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £521. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £670, £904 for 3 bedroom, £1,366 for 4 bedroom and around £1,872 for 5 bedroom flat. You should be generally be expecting around average £518 rent per month for single bedroom property, £668 for 2 bedroom, £829 for 3 bedroom, £1,214 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,671 for a 5 bedroom property in St. Ives 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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