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Stromness is the second most populated town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the south-west of Mainland Orkney. It is likewise a ward, with the town of Stromness as its capital.

A since quite a while ago settled seaport, it has a populace of roughly 2,190 inhabitants. The old town is grouped along the characterful and slowing down road, flanked with houses and shops manufactured from nearby stone, with restricted paths and rear ways fanning out it. There is a ship join from Stromness to Scrabster on the north shore of territory Scotland.

Initially recorded as the site of a hotel in the sixteenth century, Stromness got to be imperative amid the late seventeenth century, when England was at war with France and delivery was compelled to maintain a strategic distance from the English Channel. Boats of the Hudson's Bay Company were consistent guests, as were whaling armadas. Extensive quantities of Orkneymen, a considerable lot of whom originated from the Stromness range, served as merchants, pilgrims and sailors for both. Commander Cook's boats, Discovery and Resolution, called at the town in 1780 on their return voyage from the South Seas where Cook had been slaughtered.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £135,776
Average Asking Price: £143,433
Price change in last one year: £5,315
Average Price Paid: £119,170
Average Rent Rates: £598

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Stromness

Average Price for property in Stromness is around £135,776 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £167,714 for detached house to around £109,373 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £118,462 and a flat is worth £83,983. Values have been changing and have risen £475 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £392 in last 6 months, £5,315 in last 1 year, £12,368 in last 2 years, £14,539 in last 3 years, £5,946 in last 4 years and £7,823 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Stromness is around £143,433 based on approximately 53 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 1 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £598 per month.

Estimated property value in Stromness is £135,776. Average asking price is £143,433 while average price paid is £98,841 which is up by £5,315 and Avg. asking rent £598.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 Stromness area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £98,841 based on approximately 53 sales in Stromness area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 123 properties where buyers paid around £115,936. 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 £119,170 for 199 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 287 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £120,422 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Stromness

 
 

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 £76,667, £140,000 for a 3 bedroom house, £179,167 for a 4 bedroom house and £247,750 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £39,000 for a single bedroom to £60,000 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £98,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Stromness it comes to around average £67,250 for 1 bedroom property, £60,000 for 2 bedroom, £135,800 for 3 bedroom, £179,167 for 4 bedroom and £247,750 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 is £598 for 4 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £598 rent per month for 4 bedroom property in Stromness 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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