West Dunbartonshire

Area Guide For West Dunbartonshire

West Dunbartonshire is one of the 32 local government council areas of Scotland. The area lies to the west of the City of Glasgow and contains many of Glasgow's commuter towns and villages, as well as the city's suburbs. A land of gentle countryside with a ancient pedigree and a starring role in the industrial revolution, West Dunbartonshire links the city of Glasgow with Loch Lomond and a wilder Scotland beyond. Set where the river Leven meets the Clyde estuary, its centrepiece is the dramatic Dumbarton castle, an awe-inspiring rocky outpost of sheer cliffs that rise out of the water and have a defensive site since Roman times. West Dunbartonshire is a popular destination for a spot of retail therapy.

 
 

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Estimated Price: £133,469
Average Asking Price: £131,658
Price change in last one year: £11,639
Average Price Paid: £118,196
Average Rent Rates: £847

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in West Dunbartonshire

Average Price for property in West Dunbartonshire is around £133,469 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £275,678 for detached house to around £151,904 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £114,165 and a flat is worth £96,088. Values have been changing and have risen £1,651 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £4,772 in last 6 months, £11,639 in last 1 year, £16,267 in last 2 years, £14,351 in last 3 years, £13,663 in last 4 years and £11,504 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in West Dunbartonshire is around £131,658 based on approximately 941 properties for sale. Same is the case with rental options based on 44 properties up for rent, average asking rent is around £847 per month.

Estimated property value in West Dunbartonshire is £133,469. Average asking price is £131,658 while average price paid is £121,393 which is up by £11,639 and Avg. asking rent £847.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 West Dunbartonshire area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £121,393 based on approximately 941 sales in West Dunbartonshire area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 2,646 properties where buyers paid around £118,299. 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 £118,196 for 4,083 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 6,199 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £116,769 per sale.

 
 

Properties For Sale in West Dunbartonshire

 
 

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 £70,625, £97,969 for a 2 bedroom house, £154,507 for a 3 bedroom house, £229,865 for a 4 bedroom house and £329,339 for a 5 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £64,276 for a single bedroom to £84,516 for a 2 bedroom Flat. Same is the case with 3 bedroom flat £93,294 and £91,332 for a 4 bedroom flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in West Dunbartonshire it comes to around average £64,606 for 1 bedroom property, £87,413 for 2 bedroom, £138,329 for 3 bedroom, £222,444 for 4 bedroom and £329,339 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 £425 for 1 bedroom to £582 for 2 bedroom, £572 for 3 bedroom and £1,101 for 4 bedroom. But if you are interested in renting a 1 bedroom flat then rent per month can be around £386. As the no. of bedroom increase so will the rent e.g. for a 2 bedroom flat it will be around £457 and £501 for 3 bedroom. You should be generally be expecting around average £392 rent per month for single bedroom property, £496 for 2 bedroom, £515 for 3 bedroom and approximately £1,101 for 4 bedroom property in West Dunbartonshire 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.

Areas in and around West Dunbartonshire