Thirsk

Area Guide For Thirsk

Thirsk is a small market town and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The parish has a population of 4,703 according to the 2001 Census. Thirsk is a popular tourist destination, known for the Thirsk Racecourse, the North York Moors, and as the home of author James Herriot. The town is mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1089 as Tresche, derived from the Viking (Old Norse) word resk "marsh". It is surrounded by a number of villages also having names of Danish origin, such as Thirlby, Boltby, Borrowby and Sowerby (the by suffix (Danish in origin) meaning village or farmstead). Thomas Lord, who founded Lord's Cricket Ground in London, was born in a house which now houses the Thirsk Museum. Another local attraction is the Kilburn White Horse, a chalk horse carved into the hillside about four miles (6 km) east of the town in 1857. Thirsk's chief modern claim to fame is as the home of the veterinary surgeon and author James Herriot, although it was renamed "Darrowby" in the books. The veterinary practice at 23 Kirkgate, in which he was a partner along with Donald Sinclair (Siegfried Farnon in the books) now houses a museum dedicated to his life and

 
 

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Estimated Price: £263,124
Average Asking Price: £335,090
Price change in last one year: £11,102
Average Price Paid: £220,269
Average Rent Rates: £798

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Thirsk

Average Price for property in Thirsk is around £263,124 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £363,181 for detached house to around £208,191 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £186,731 and a flat is worth £151,684. Values have been changing and have risen £3,093 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £8,402 in last 6 months, £11,102 in last 1 year, £25,843 in last 2 years, £16,110 in last 3 years, £12,371 in last 4 years and £25,959 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Thirsk is around £335,090 based on approximately 251 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 44 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £798 per month.

Estimated property value in Thirsk is £263,124. Average asking price is £335,090 while average price paid is £223,095 which is up by £11,102 and Avg. asking rent £798.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 Thirsk area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £223,095 based on approximately 251 sales in Thirsk area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 713 properties where buyers paid around £223,756. 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 £220,269 for 1,130 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 1,545 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £218,352 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Thirsk

 
 

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 £83,299, £164,137 for a 2 bedroom house, £259,573 for a 3 bedroom house, £410,219 for a 4 bedroom house and £499,104 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £80,679 for a single bedroom to £144,988 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £179,000. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Thirsk it comes to around average £81,888 for 1 bedroom property, £159,479 for 2 bedroom, £257,655 for 3 bedroom, £410,219 for 4 bedroom and £499,104 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 £550 for 2 bedroom to £710 for 3 bedroom and £1,047 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £451. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £525. You should be generally be expecting around average £451 rent per month for single bedroom property, £542 for 2 bedroom, £710 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,046 for 4 bedroom property in Thirsk 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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