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Spotlight on George Street, the least expensive street in Glastonbury

Is the least expensive street in Glastonbury a good investment? What yield can a landlord expect from a property on George Street? What capital growth has George Street seen in recent years?

George Street is home to 97 residential dwellings, the fire station and an old chapel. The dwellings are a mix of houses and flats and a mix of privately owned, social housing and shared ownership. Most of the dwellings were built in 1990.

In the last 10 years the least expensive transaction that has been recorded in George Street is Flat 44 Old Market Court. It sold for £31,500 on 14/04/2014. The most expensive recorded transaction in George Street to date is 5 Chislett House, which sold for £325,000 on 13/03/2009. The property sale that has been recorded in George Street most recently was Flat 37, Old Market Court, which sold for £120,000 on 17/02/2017.

George Street has an average current value of £109,049, which makes it one of the least expensive places to live in Glastonbury, where the average house price is £243,473.

Capital Growth

Looking at the last property sold on George Street (Flat 37, Old Market Court) the price paid was £102,500 on 16/07/2015 and it recently sold for £120,000 giving the owner a profit of £17,500 which equates to a growth of just over 10% per annum (10.4%). This compares favourably to property in the whole of BA6 where the average price paid has risen by 21.7% over the last 10 years.

Rents

Looking at recent rental properties on George Street the average asking rent for a 1 bedroom property is £497 per calendar month while the average asking rent for a 2-bedroom property is £586. The highest asking rent for a 1 bedroom property was £500 per calendar month and for a 2-bedroom property £625.

Rental Yield

The average gross rental yield for a property on George Street is just over 6% which compares favourably with the wider market where yields are frequently below this level.

For George Street capital growth and yields look attractive for investors but as ever do your research before making any financial commitment.

Not a lot of people know that…

A new fire station was opened in George Street in 1902 which was replaced by another on the same site in 1950

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

Where’s the most expensive street in Glastonbury?

Location, Location, Location

When buying a property either to live in or as an investment, location is one of the most important things to consider and is something I often get asked about. As a nation, we’re obsessed with the prices of property, particularly on our own street! So for a bit of fun I have had a quick look at the latest data from the Land Registry to see where the most expensive streets in Glastonbury are, where properties change ownership most often and the least expensive places to buy.

Most Expensive Streets in Glastonbury

If you are familiar with the Glastonbury area, then you may not be surprised to know that 5 of the top 10 most expensive streets are in Butleigh where the average price paid are highest in Wood Lane. Here the average price paid for a property was £929,500 with the highest recorded purchase price is £950,00 and that property is now estimated to be worth around £1,246,800. These properties don’t come up for sale very often, with only 4 transactions recorded since 1995. So if this is an area you’d like to live in you’d better act quickly when a property comes up for sale!

The second most expensive street is Lubborn Lane in Baltonsborough where the 9 dwellings sold for an average of £694,371 and the most expensive property’s estimated value is£960,000.

Looking within the bounds of Glastonbury parish the most expensive street is Dod Lane where the average price paid for a property is £493,232. The highest recorded purchase price was £510,000 and that property is now estimated to be worth £1,775,600. Nearby Chalice Hill Close is slightly further down the list where the average price paid for a property is £474,461.

Street with Highest Turnover of Sales in Glastonbury

The street with the highest turnover is Boundary Way for which there have been 216 recorded transactions for the 90 properties. With the first recorded transaction in February 1995 that equates to one every 35 days! Nearby Benedict Street is a close second with 190 transactions but it does have more than twice the number of properties of Boundary Way at 188. If we compare the number of transactions against the number of properties for each street, highest turnover per property is a street on the same development as Boundary Way which is Stag Way where there have been on average of nearly 3 transactions per property since 1995.

Least Expensive Streets in Glastonbury

So where can you grab a bargain? The top 30 least expensive streets are almost completely dominated by streets in the town centre. Just a hop skip and a jump from the most expensive street in the parish (Dod Lane) is one of the least expensive streets in the form of Silver Street where the average price paid for the 58 dwellings is just £136,008. Silver Street is only the 9th least expensive street though. To find the least expensive street you only need to head across the High Street and North to George Street where the average price paid for the 97 dwellings is just £101,461.

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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