This column chart shows the relative average sold prices of flats and houses selling in the last eight years in our area. It doesn't account for different sizes of houses or flats but because we're looking at annual figures any fluctuations should smooth themselves out.
By looking at quarterly sales charts we can see the volume of properties sold for semi-detached, detached, terraced and flats over the last two years. Whilst people are quite understandably most concerned about house prices, particularly the price of their house, property geeks like us actually look more at sales [...]
In December 2016, The ONS (Office for National Statistics) reported that house prices across the UK saw a year-on-year rise of 7.2 per cent. These figures are promising for the property market, and if the trend continues, the average home in the UK will increase in value by £22,000 in [...]
In Didsbury, of the 20,667 households, 4,134 homes are owned without a mortgage and 5,699 homes are owned by a mortgage. Many homeowners have made contact me with asking what the General Election will do the Didsbury property market? The best way to tell the future is to look at [...]
How far people travel to work says a lot about the nature of an area. For example if people live and work in market towns there is likely to be a lot more community spirit to experience in daily life. When people are travelling further afield to work, they effectively [...]
This chart shows how house prices in the local area have moved over the last seven quarters. We've indexed flats, terraces, semi-detached and detached homes so they start at the same point so you can easily see how they've moved in relation to one another.
A look at the annual sales charts for the last ten years offers a good indication of market activity within the local area. Patterns are in line with expectations given the nature of our area. While there is nothing too surprising about which type of properties have seen the most [...]
Our friends in the U.S have been chasing the ‘American Dream’ for some time now, yet we Brits don’t really have a moniker for ‘making it’ in the UK. If we were to coin our version of the ‘British Dream’, we imagine it would be celebrated every time someone took [...]
The number of second homes registered in a local area can really give you a feel of if the area is right for you. In M20, the mix is as follows: No 2nd address 87.5% 2nd address within the UK 10.6% 2nd address outside the UK 1.8% (Dated May 2017)
Want to know how in demand properties in a given area are? Occupancy is a useful indicator for demand, as well as illustrating how spacious or cosy properties are in the local area. In M20, 39.9 per cent of properties have two or more extra rooms and 24.5 per cent [...]