CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ASHFORD, KENT - BATH, SOMERSET - BECKENHAM, KENT - BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE - BILLERICAY, ESSEX - BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, BIRMINGHAM - BOURNEMOUTH, SUSSEX - BRENTWOOD, ESSEX - BRIGHTON, SUSSEX - CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - CANTERBURY, KENT - CARDIFF, WALES - CHELMSFORD, ESSEX - CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE - COLCHESTER, ESSEX - EPPING, ESSEX - GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE - GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK - GUILDFORD, SURREY - IPSWICH, SUFFOLK - KETTERING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK - LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, LANCASHIRE - LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE - MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE - MILTON KEYNES, BEDFORDSHIRE - NORWICH, NORFOLK - OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE - PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - READING, BERKSHIRE - ROMFORD, ESSEX - SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX - ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE - STANSTED, ESSEX - SWINDON, BERKSHIRE - WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE - WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
| Area: | BATH, SOMERSET | |||||||
| Category: | C | |||||||
| Investor Profile | Pension, Retirement, Holiday, University, Downshifter and Cash&Equity | |||||||
| Population aged 15+: | 83,782 | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Percentage Class ABC1: | 58% | 44% | ||||||
| Crime: | Violence | Sexual | Burglary | Motor | ||||
| Per 1000 population | 10 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||||
| Yield Range: | 2.2% - 4.6% | |||||||
| Price Ranges | Low £ | Hi £ | Low £pw | Hi £pw | Low | Hi | ||
| Flats&maisonettes | 104,800 | 157,200 | 91 | 124 | 4.1% | 4.5% | ||
| Terraced | 132,000 | 198,000 | 117 | 158 | 4.1% | 4.6% | ||
| Semi-detached | 153,600 | 230,400 | 127 | 172 | 3.9% | 4.3% | ||
| Detached | 257,600 | 386,400 | 119 | 161 | 2.2% | 2.4% | ||
| Valuations above the national average by: | 42% | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Capital growth last 12 months: | 18% | 18% | ||||||
| Capital growth last 5 years: | 113% | 80% | ||||||
| Large employers in the area: | Many | |||||||
| Demand For Letting: | Good | |||||||
| Average void period: | 2 week | |||||||
| Total (out of 10) | Capital Growth (out of 5) | Yield (out of 5) | ||||||
| Out of 10: | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||
| Summary: | One of those pretty cities that although the property prices are not cheap represent a safe place to put your money. | |||||||
| Description: | The golden city of Bath has been welcoming visitors for over 2,000 years. Designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site, Bath presents some of the finest architectural sights in Europe, such as the Roman Baths & Pump Room, the Royal Crescent, Pulteney Bridge and the Circus. In between 2 Areas of Outstanding Beauty, the Cotswolds and the Mendips, Bath has been the obvious choice for people wishing to take a mini break in the west part of the UK. B&B demand is high due to the number of visitors at the weekend as well as during the week from the corporate sector. The University also places a demand on the rental market with the university offering a free service to landlords that match students to properties. Room rates are around £60 per room, so if you can get your hands on a 4+ bedroomed house with 2/3 reception rooms then the returns make sense. | |||||||
| Mainline railway station: | 15 minutes to Bristol Temple Meads | |||||||
| Road Access: | Main access A4, A46 & M4 13 miles east of Bristol 10 miles from M4 | |||||||
| Local Newspaper | Bath Chronicle 01225 322322 | |||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Andrews Estate Agents | 8 Wellsway Bath Avon BA2 4QL | 01225 310570 | www.andrewsonline.co.uk | |||||
| Smith-Woolley | 24 Barton Street Bath BA1 1HL | 01225 427000 | www.smith-woolley.co.uk | |||||
| Pritchard & Partners | 11 Quiet Street Bath Avon BA1 2LB | 01225 466225 | www.pritchard-partners.co.uk | |||||
| Allen & Harris | 1 Balustrade Bath Avon BA1 6QA | 01225 482244 | N/a | |||||
| David Earle-Brown | 7 Chapel Road Queen Square Bath Avon | 01225 484484 | N/a | |||||
| Connell Estate Agents | 1 Wood Street Queen Square Bath Avon | 01225 336522 | N/a | |||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Castle Estates | 31, Monmouth St Bath Avon BA1 2AN | 01225 337673 | www.castle-estates.co.uk | |||||
| Cluttons | 9, Edgar Buildings Bath Avon BA1 2EE | 01225 469511 | www.cluttons.co.uk | |||||
| Andrews Letting & Management | 1 Princes Buildings, George St Bath Avon BA1 2EY | 01225 329909 | www.andrewsonline.co.uk | |||||
| Executive Property Services | 2, Brock St Bath Avon BA1 2LN | 01225 464224 | www.epservices.co.uk | |||||
| Bath Property Services | 01225 314055 | www.bibs.co.uk | ||||||
| Bradford & Bingley Alder King | 01225 469882 | www.bbg.co.uk | ||||||