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Top 20 most expensive streets in Street and Glastonbury – Part 3 (12-7)

The countdown of the top 20 most expensive streets in Street in Glastonbury continues with 12 to 7.

12 – The Roman Way (Glastonbury)

Average price paid £290,450 – The Roman Way probably did have connections to the Romans with evidence of a settlement once found at number 86. Properties in The Roman Way benefit from spectacular views across the Brue and the area to the South that was once vineyards. There are 68 dwellings in The Roman Way and the most expensive house purchase in The Roman Way to date is Wearyall Hill House, 78, which sold for £890,000 on 03/03/2017.

11 – Wraxhill Road (Street)

Average price paid £297,650 – Wraxhill Road has 19 dwellings of which 3 are flats. The most expensive transaction that has been recorded in Wraxhill Road is Koberlea, 5 which sold for £485,000 on 20/04/2010.

10 – Bove Town (Glastonbury)

Average price paid £300,471 – Bove Town comprises 39 dwellings with the most expensive to date being Cordis Mundi which sold for £775,000 on 09/03/2017. There are 16 listed buildings in Bove Town highlighting its importance on the old route to Wells. The most well-known listed building is Jacoby Cottage the medieval pilgrimage chapel of St James and sole survivor of Glastonbury’s 3 ‘slipper chapels’.

9 – Glastonbury Road (West Pennard)

Average price paid £313,420 – Glastonbury Road consists of just 17 dwellings. Glastonbury Road is also home to The Red Lion pub which was originally known as The Lion and first opened in 1861. The highest price paid to date was £475,000 for Fallowfield on 02/02/2016.

8 – Butleigh Road (Glastonbury)

Average price paid £325,022 – Running from Fishers Hill to Cow Bridge the most expensive transaction that has been recorded in Butleigh Road is Beretun Orchard which sold for £480,000 on 24/05/2016.

7 – Overleigh (Street)

Average price paid £349,342 – Overleigh has an interesting history. The old Higher Leigh farmhouse was rebuilt in 1829 by members of the Clark family to create Overleigh House which was sold on 11/08/2014 for £1,450,000 and remains the most expensive transaction in Overleigh to date. Today there are 38 dwellings in Overleigh.

The countdown will continue with number 6 in the next article.

About Tom Morgan

Founder of Jungle Property the multi award-winning letting agent based in Glastonbury, Somerset. I am passionate about property and Glastonbury and about providing the very best advice to anyone who wants the best return on a buy-to-let property investment. For an open and brutally honest opinion on anything in the Glastonbury property market please contact me via tom.morgan@jungleproperty.co.uk

Top 20 most expensive streets in Street and Glastonbury – Part 2 (16-13)

Continuing our look at the most expensive streets in Street and Glastonbury here are numbers 16-13 in the countdown…

16 – Street Road (Glastonbury)

Average price paid – £277,730 – Head over the Brue to Glastonbury for the next most expensive street – Street Road which is mostly residential properties (39 dwellings). 19 of the dwellings on Street Road are flats in 4 buildings – Avalon, Rhiston, Woodroyd and Thornleigh. Street Road is also home to Morrisons supermarket, a residential care home, the Drill Hall and Tor Leisure. The most expensive recorded transaction in Street Road to date is Wirral House, which sold for £432,500 on 15/04/2015 – a whopping 94% increase in 13 years.

15 – Middle Leigh (Street)

Average price paid £279,484 – Back across the Brue for the next most expensive street which is Middle Leigh – one of the oldest streets in Street and once a farmstead and home of well-known local Quaker Arthur Clothier who in 1810 opened a tanyard on Middle Leigh. Today Middle Leigh consists 35 dwellings (of which 4 are flats) and well known Hecks cider who have been producing cider here since at least 1840. The most expensive recorded transaction in Middle Leigh to date is 33, which sold for £400,000 on 17/02/2014. Going back to 2001, 22 Middle Leigh sold for just £18,400.

14 – Plough Close (Street)

Average price paid £282,765 – Just up the road and up this table from Green Lane is Plough Close which is a quiet cul-de-sac of just 16 houses home to just 25 people at the last census (2011). The most expensive house purchase in Plough Close to date is 18, which sold on 22/05/2015 for £365,000.

13 – The Levels (Meare)

Average price paid £287,805 – Meare was once only accessible from Glastonbury by boat but today is just a 5-minute drive from Glastonbury town. The Levels is a relatively new development of 15 properties with number 1 The Levels selling for £315,000 on 26/02/2013. The most expensive recorded transaction in The Levels to date is Starlings Rest, 10d, which sold on 01/08/2016 for £625,000.

The countdown continues in our next article.

About Tom Morgan

Founder of Jungle Property the multi award-winning letting agent based in Glastonbury, Somerset. I am passionate about property and Glastonbury and about providing the very best advice to anyone who wants the best return on a buy-to-let property investment. For an open and brutally honest opinion on anything in the Glastonbury property market please contact me via tom.morgan@jungleproperty.co.uk

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