Wells-next-the-Sea

Area Guide For Wells-next-the-Sea

Wells-next-the-Sea, known locally simply as Wells, is a town, civil parish and seaport situated on the North Norfolk coast in England. The civil parish has an area of 16.31 km (6.30 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,451 in 1,205 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk, within the Norfolk Coast AONB. Wells is situated about 15 miles (24 km) to the east of the resort of Hunstanton, 20 miles (32 km) to the west of Cromer, and 10 miles (16 km) north of Fakenham. The city of Norwich lies 32 miles (51 km) to the south-east. Nearby villages include Blakeney (famous for its bird sanctuary), Burnham Market, Burnham Thorpe (the birthplace of Horatio Nelson), Holkham (with its famous stately home Holkham Hall), and Walsingham (a major medieval pilgrimage site). The name is Guella in the Domesday Book (half gallicised, half Latinised from Anglian Wella, a spring). This derives from spring wells of which Wells used to have many, rising through the chalk of the area. The town started to be known as Wells-next-the-Sea in the early 19th century to distinguish it from other places of the same name. When the Wells and

 
 

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Estimated Price: £322,920
Average Asking Price: £414,615
Price change in last one year: £22,226
Average Price Paid: £314,558
Average Rent Rates: £914

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Wells-next-the-Sea

Average Price for property in Wells-next-the-Sea is around £322,920 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £389,262 for detached house to around £268,024 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £295,201 and a flat is worth £249,390. Values have been changing and have risen £1,119 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £795 in last 6 months, £22,226 in last 1 year, £32,358 in last 2 years, £43,663 in last 3 years, £41,694 in last 4 years and £36,329 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Wells-next-the-Sea is around £414,615 based on approximately 53 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 6 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £914 per month.

Estimated property value in Wells-next-the-Sea is £322,920. Average asking price is £414,615 while average price paid is £386,835 which is up by £22,226 and Avg. asking rent £914.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 Wells-next-the-Sea area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £386,835 based on approximately 53 sales in Wells-next-the-Sea area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 141 properties where buyers paid around £334,985. 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 £314,558 for 230 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 341 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £310,802 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in Wells-next-the-Sea

 
 

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 £12,500, £350,000 for a 2 bedroom house, £396,242 for a 3 bedroom house, £484,993 for a 4 bedroom house and £594,998 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat the prices of 2 bedroom is £249,995. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Wells-next-the-Sea it comes to around average £12,500 for 1 bedroom property, £299,998 for 2 bedroom, £396,242 for 3 bedroom, £484,993 for 4 bedroom and £594,998 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 £947 for 2 bedroom to £650 for 3 bedroom and £2,167 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 2 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £576. You should be generally be expecting around average £823 rent per month for 2 bedroom property, £650 for 3 bedroom and approximately £2,167 for 4 bedroom property in Wells-next-the-Sea 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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