Yield is often the main focus for investors. Attractive yields help sustain debt associated with buy to let mortgages. Yield is critical to any property Investment. Balancing yield with capital growth is essential to ascertaining true wealth, the desire of all property Investors.
At the last count there were 4322 dwellings in Glastonbury. The number of detached, semi-detached and terraced properties are similar…
Detached – 1121 (25.93%)
Semi-Detached – 1173 (27.14%)
Terraced – 1161 (26.86%)
Flat – 859 (19.86%)
Meanwhile over in Wells there were 5187 dwellings. Over a third of properties were semi-detached…
Detached – 999 (19.27%)
Semi-Detached – 1860 (35.85%)
Terraced – 1503 (28.97%)
Flat – 826 (15.92%)
Capital growth is a long haul strategy, measured over a 10+ year cycle. So how does capital growth for Glastonbury and Wells compare?
Looking back over the last 10 years the increase in the average price in Glastonbury was 24.68% compared to 18.39% in Wells with Glastonbury outperforming Wells by over a third.
A breakdown of growth by property type
Glastonbury / Wells
Detached 22.64% / 23.72%
Semi-Detached 9% / 24.13%
Terraced 35.34% / 29.1%
Flat 31.73% / -3.41%
This of course isn’t the whole story as rental yields have a part to play too and rental yields are something we shall be writing about soon.

Source: Neighbourhood Statistics
Land Registry Price Paid data

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