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How much will you pay for a house for sale in Duntocher?

by | Nov 15, 2022

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Duntocher might be an interesting area to invest in when looking for a house for sale in the UK as it is a unique area in the county of West Dunbartonshire.
Before looking for a house for sale in the city of Duntocher we strongly suggest landlords and real estate investors to research in detail and consider all involved factors. Indeed, house prices can change quite a bit depending on the square foot of the property, the number of rooms, the economic climate, the location of the house and more.

In this data heavy article the reader will be able to find out more on the topic and see the specific data to consider when evaluating different houses for sale in Duntocher.

A house for sale appropriate to your needs

Many criteria impact the price of houses for sale in Duntocher.
Here below are the most important ones according to Lofti’s expertise:

  • Affordability – (see what house for sale can you afford?)

    A guide from the UK government

  • House Location – The borough and region of the UK you want to invest in is an important factor to consider when looking for a home for sale.

  • Transport – Commuting can be a waste of time. Minimise it by checking how long it will take from the house for sale you’re interested in, to your office before considering buying

  • Number of bedrooms – The number of bedrooms goes hand in hand with the house for sale price. If you are buying for the long period try to think if you might need an extra bedroom

  • Energy performance of the house for sale – The difference between an EPC rating of A and an EPC rating of G can impact your monthly utility bills, consider this when evaluating houses for sale.

  • Internet connection – Being able to take video calls from your home is crucial nowadays, always check the broadband of the area when browsing houses for sale

  • Car park – Ask the property seller for parking availability. If it is included in the price of the house for sale, you can justify paying more than you would at first glance

  • Conditions of the house for sale – Repair works can be expensive and take a lot of time, assess the conditions of the houses listed for sale before making an official offer.

Get professional help on the houses for sale in Duntocher

Who should you talk to while going through the process of making an offer on a house for sale?
Several experts specialise in giving advice to property investors or to first time potential buyers.

Since the process of finding the right house for sale can take months, you have all the time to consult with the experts you might need.

Find here a list of those you should contact to get professional guidance and assistance when purchasing a house for sale:

  • Lender – This practitioner can lend you money to finalise a house purchase
  • Insurer – Insuring companies will provide you with the insurance policy you need to protect the house for sale you want to buy
  • Legal representative – This professional is usually there to handle all the legal tasks associated with purchasing a home for sale.
  • Surveyor – Carries out and independent valuation on the house for sale based on its conditions. It is very useful to understand the correct price before making an offer
  • Mortgage specialist – Mortgage advisors works on commissions. They will get a cut from the bank and will guide you with offering the best deals given your financial situation
  • Energy assessor – We strongly suggest you to invest in a professional assessment of the Energy Performance of the house for sale you want to purchase

In general, what do houses for sale sell for in Duntocher?

In Duntocher, the average sale price of a house for sale is in fact £102,184. This is dependent on the 10 year population growth of Duntocher being -3%. Growing populations are more likely to inflate the prices of houses for sale in the city of Duntocher.

Housing category Total final sale price
Aerage sold price (detached) £248,584
Aerage sold price (semi-detached) £155,289
Aerage sold price (terraced) £123,867
Aerage sold price (flat) £76,857

The list below is able to inform you of what these prices are. Giving you an accurate estimate of whether a landlord is likely to accept your offer based on the prices of the houses for sale in Duntocher.

Housing category Sale price per square foot
Aerage sold price/sqft £1,400
Aerage sold price/sqft (new build) £1,420
Aerage sold price/sqft (old stock) £1,350

Evidently, certain types of houses for sale will have different types of demand and this will be reflected on the final price.

On average, the cost of a house for sale per square foot works out to be £1,400. This means if you are just looking out the houses sold in Duntocher in general and didn’t take into consideration the type of build. For example, a new build.

What’s the rental yield in general for the city of Duntocher?

Is the housing market in Duntocher growing?

The growth of an area like Duntocher can be a great indicator of a thriving city and the influx of new people can drive demand for housing and help appreciate the value of your house after you buy it.

Paying attention to the table below tells you how the number of houses has changed over time at one year, three year and five year intervals.

1 year 3 years 5 years
Duntocher growth rate -1% 3% no relevant data for this city

Despite the number of houses being built rising, this may not indicate that the housing price of the houses for sale is going up. It could be the case that there are a lot of new builds in the area which are causing the supply of the houses for sale to match demand and this could cause a decline in house price as time goes on.

Make sure you do your own research specific to the city of Duntocher if you want to find out the exact reasons for the housing change.

Assuming you are not looking for a house for sale in a certain area because of private reasons such as being close to a family member or you have been relocated to a new office, these are some of the factors to consider in order to understand if an investment is worth your money.

Investors typically look at data such as the average rental yield, the average asking price of rent per month, rent turnover and sale turnover. These KPIs give property investors a solid idea of how the market is performing in that area.

For the city of Duntocher, the below table demonstrates this well. To make things simple, it compares these numbers to the wider region of the UK; Scotland. As well as West Dunbartonshire, to give a smaller scale area to compare the data to.

Average Yield Average Asking rent Turnover (rental) Turnover (sale)
Duntocher no relevant data for this city no relevant data for this city no relevant data for this city £1
West Dunbartonshire no relevant data for this city no relevant data for this city no relevant data for this city 120.50%
Scotland 0.05 871.42 £1 59.40%

Assuming that in the future you want to re-sell the house you will eventually purchased in Duntocher you might be interested in the number of sales per month (no relevant data for this city) that happen in the local housing market. Comparing this figure for Duntocher with the above table gives you a good understanding of the profitability of the area.

houses for sale in other cities and regions in the UK

If you are looking for similar places to buy a house that are just like Duntocher, examine this short list of cities below from outside of the region of Scotland for some inspiration.

If none of these suit your interest, we suggest you visit our page with all of the relevant data concerning houses for sale in the UK, allowing you to buy the right property.

Or, consider buying a leasehold property instead which may be cheaper. However, you will also have to learn what will happen when a leasehold expires so you know how to deal with this side of the law.

What is the asking price on average of houses for sale in Duntocher?

As you go ahead and make offers on a house for sale, it is sometimes best to know what other people are offering for the same type of house for sale so you know what to offer yourself to get a good deal. So you should know, the average asking price of Duntocher is £109,811.

Even though the asking price is not what the eventual price the house is sold at, making a note of the averages for the city of Duntocher is useful when negotiating and knowing what to expect for every type of house for sale.

Average price of houses for sale in Duntocher

Average asking price (1 bed) no relevant data for this city
Average asking price (2 bed) £95,954
Average asking price (3 bed) £145,205
Average asking price (4 bed) no relevant data for this city
Average asking price (5 bed) no relevant data for this city

Based on this table, hopefully, you will be able to tell what type of house for sale is the most suitable for your budget. You can also consider the average asking price per square foot (£0) for houses for sale with this table to get a good idea as to whether Duntocher is the right area to buy a house in for you.

What are the people like in Duntocher?

Are the deprivation levels of the UK any different to Duntocher?

The number of people who are deprived can have an impact on the perception of your house in the general marketplace. Additionally, if you are looking for a house to live in for the long term, you can start to picture what your neighbours and the people in your area live like financially.

If the proportion of deprivation of Duntocher is no relevant data for this city and in general for the UK this figure is somewhere around 33%, you can see if this figure is something you are happy with as you search for a house to buy.

How much do people in Duntocher earn?

While not always the case, the amount people earn can be associated with better schools in the area and perhaps a nicer environment to live in.

no relevant data for this city is the average household income of the area. And the higher this figure is the more likely it is that there is a higher percentage of people with a social grade score in the A or B categories which is no relevant data for this city for Duntocher.

Duntocher in the county of West Dunbartonshire is notable for its specific demographics and has individual characteristics.

For localised cities and the bigger areas of the UK there are wide variations in the demographics that shape an area so the same is also true for the wider region Duntocher is located in; Scotland.

Below, these demographics are talked about in headings that explain how the city has grown, what the education levels are like in Duntocher, what the social grade score of the city is like and if the green space matches the recommended levels people living in the UK should have.

How much green space is available to residents of Duntocher?

There are cities in the UK such as Edinburgh and Bristol that have a higher percentages of green space with Edinburgh being the most at 49%. The city of Duntocher currently has 16 for every 1000 residents.

Green space helps the quality of people’s mental health as well as fight against diseases like obesity. As studies have shown that the proximity of people to green spaces in the UK has a positive impact on the physical health of people in the UK and Duntocher in this case.

What does the population of Duntocher look like?

In the UK in general and specifically in the region in question, large population sizes can be good indications that there are a lot of people in the area looking for houses for sale which can drive up demand and therefore impact the cost. You should also check to see if the population is growing in the area too to show an increasing demand, this is even better. Currently, the total population of Duntocher is 38565.

Sometimes, smaller populations can have higher buyer demand than large populations on the other hand. This is because the price of houses and hence the demand for houses is based on a variety of variables.

The most important variable is the location of the houses for sale in the city of Duntocher.

In Duntocher, how has the population changed over the last five years?

In the last five years, over time, the change in population size was -1%. Looking at this figure can inform you of the buyer demand for the houses for sale in the area. Read more here

This may mean that the city has now started to slow down in terms of population growth or it may mean the city is also building a lot of houses which would indicate the supply of houses for sale will be matching the demand.

Making predictions about the future growth of Duntocher is hence important in making a decision if capital appreciation of your real estate investment is something you’re after as a landlord.

Comparing this figure for the 5 year growth (-1%) as well as the ten year growth in the subheading below should allow you to make some accurate forecasts on the growth rate. Click here to know more on the UK population trends.

Duntocher population difference over 10 years?

The population has adjusted in the area of Duntocher by -3% in the most recent decade. This change is even more useful when compared alongside the figure for the five year growth of the area too.

This will tell you if the population is changing at the moment or if change is more recent. Through this a landlord can accurately look at the fluctuations in population size of the area over time and therefore better understand the trend of the houses for sale in Duntocher.

To make an example, the town of Salford which is a part of Manchester has seen a 10% increase in population. house price has therefore followed.

What is the social grade score of Duntocher?

In the city of Duntocher and throughout the UK, the social grade score is assessed by observing what type of jobs people have and then grouping this into a grading system.

In general, the people at the top of the scale (the A category) have the highest paid, most skilled jobs and this is just 4% of the general UK population. On the lower end of the scale, people who are on benefits, state pensions and also manual workers all are grouped into this category that represents the most unskilled.

When trying to determine if the area of Duntocher has an abundance of highly skilled workers, the top two categories are grouped together and given a percentage. This percentage is no relevant data for this city.

Below, you can see how this compares to the National average as the average for the top two categories nationwide is 27% (Adding together the A and B categories)

Social Score Category The proportion of the UK population (%)
A Professional, managerial or administrative 4
B Intermediate managerial or professional jobs 23
C1 Supervisory, junior managerial or professional jobs 29
C2 Skilled manual workers 21
D Semi and unskilled manual workers 15
E State pensioners, casual & lowest grade workers 8

What’s crime like in Duntocher?

For every one thousand people living in Duntocher, 100% commits crimes and are prosecuted. Coming to a conclusion as to whether all the other factors of your house purchase like the house price justify this figure when contrasting it with the UK average of 79.52 is something you should do as a homeowner.

It could be that the crime rate is higher than you expected but there it is worth the population growth, appreciation of the house and worth the relative price you are purchasing the house for.

Nonetheless, the crime rate of 100% is not a statistic that should just be ignored as you could have to pay more for things like home insurance and install additional security on your house if the rate is particularly high.

Either way, burglaries are not something you would want to encounter in a house. Whether that be a house you are living in or a house you are renting out to tenants.

In Duntocher, how educated are people in general?

The number of people as a percentage who have been through university and gained a degree is no relevant data for this city. The ability to buy a home is greatly influenced by the number of people who have degrees. no relevant data for this city is the amount people in Duntocher are earning.

As you can tell, this figure along with the number of people who have degrees roughly correlate. For reference, the percentage of people who have degrees in the UK is 22.6% and the average household income is.

As a general rule, the bigger the difference between this 22.6% figure and the percentage of people with a degree in Duntocher, the bigger the difference in the ability to earn and hence buy a house. A higher number of degrees will increase the potential for people to earn and hence the buying power of the population. This will also push up the price of houses in the area.

Nonetheless, making accurate estimates for the appreciation of homes must be done with other pieces of data in mind such as the rental yields or perhaps the crime rate of the area to name some examples.

F.A.Q.

Do properties in Duntocher offer renovation potential?

Properties in the city of Duntocher may have the potential for renovation if there are a lot of planning permission approvals based on the area. There are no relevant data for this city approvals every month with an approval of no relevant data for this city based on a population of 38565. Compare other places in the UK to make this figure make more sense.

How many property sales occur per month in Duntocher?

The city of Duntocher sees around no relevant data for this city property transactions every month, while the nationwide figure for the whole of the United Kingdom stands at roughly 1.1 million property sales.

What’s the annual population shift in a city such as Duntocher?

When evaluating the population trajectory of Duntocher, explore the decade-spanning population shift of -3% and the five-year modification of population of -1%. By drawing comparisons, see if demographic changes in your chosen area is

In the larger vicinity of Duntocher, what is the cost of houses available for sale?

Currently, the mean asking price of a house in Duntocher is £0, calculated using the average value per square foot

Is purchasing a house in Duntocher considered a costly decision?

Calculate if a property is on the pricier side by matching a listed house for sale against the mean selling prices. In Duntocher, this value is £102,184, compared to the UK’s average of £286,500.

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Donnell Bailey

Property expert

Donnell is a property expert focusing on the property market, he looks at a combination of legislation, information from property managers, letting agents and market trends to produce information to help landlords.

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