Penicuik

Area Guide For Penicuik

Penicuik is average size town and was in the past a burgh in Midlothian, Scotland, sitting on the west bank of the river north Esk. It stands on the A701 midway between Edinburgh and Peebles, east of the pentland hills.
The town’s population statistics was calculated up to 15,926 residents. The town was created as planned village in 1770 by Sir James Clerk of Penicuik. It became a burgh in 1867.The town was recognized for it paper mills, the last of which shut down in 2004. In recent times the town was home to the Edinburgh crystal works. Penicuik has two secondary schools, Penicuik high school and Beeslack community high school.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £182,442
Average Asking Price: £224,429
Price change in last one year: £16,423
Average Price Paid: £158,270
Average Rent Rates: £869

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Penicuik

Average Price for property in Penicuik is around £182,442 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £324,133 for detached house to around £199,960 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £146,159 and a flat is worth £129,429. Values have been changing and have risen £2,404 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £6,184 in last 6 months, £16,423 in last 1 year, £21,495 in last 2 years, £23,570 in last 3 years, £23,507 in last 4 years and £20,309 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Penicuik is around £224,429 based on approximately 214 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 7 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £869 per month.

Estimated property value in Penicuik is £182,442. Average asking price is £224,429 while average price paid is £162,523 which is up by £16,423 and Avg. asking rent £869.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 Penicuik area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £162,523 based on approximately 214 sales in Penicuik area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 545 properties where buyers paid around £157,836. 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 £158,270 for 777 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,120 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £156,309 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Penicuik

 
 

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 £79,000, £122,500 for a 2 bedroom house, £190,615 for a 3 bedroom house, £352,636 for a 4 bedroom house and £366,333 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £97,399 for a single bedroom to £121,445 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £117,500. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Penicuik it comes to around average £94,332 for 1 bedroom property, £121,621 for 2 bedroom, £180,867 for 3 bedroom, £352,636 for 4 bedroom and £366,333 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 £624 for 2 bedroom to £999 for 4 bedroom and £1,248 for 5 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £464. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 3 bedroom flat it will be around £650 and £1,101 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £464 rent per month for single bedroom property, £624 for 2 bedroom, £650 for 3 bedroom, £1,033 for 4 bedroom and approximately £1,248 for a 5 bedroom property in Penicuik 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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