What is it like buying a house in Amberley?

As a landlord, whenever you are looking at houses for sale in Gloucestershire, you could find varying prices throughout an area like Amberley. In this article, this data will be simplified so you can find all of the data on one, convenient page.

So, from the rental yield of Amberley to the success you may expect to get when submitting planning permission. Everything you need to know about house for sale in the UK and in Amberley will be revealed. Keep reading.

Why you should consider the average rental yield when searching for houses for sale in Amberley

You may have heard of rental yield as being important for investors who wish to make a sizable profit on their rental properties. If this sounds like you and you’re looking to invest in a house currently for sale and collect rental income in Amberley this statistic is what you were looking for.

Data should also be compared to the broader region of the UK (South West) alongside Gloucestershire then looked at with other statistics like the area’s rent and the turnover of sale of the houses in question. It could be that an investor prefers to make a profit on the sale of a house rather than the rental income and optimal properties for this investment varies throughout Amberley.

This decision is made differently depending on the investor’s tolerance for risk, investing strategy, the location they’re investing in and their overall goal for buying a house currently listed for sale.

	Average Yield	Average Asking rent	Turnover (rental)	Turnover (sale)
Amberley	3.7%	£1,296	no relevant data for this city	13.5%
Gloucestershire	3.43%	£1,098	129.75%	16.64%
South West	3.57%	£1,079	132.66%	17.35%

As you observe table above, it could be valuable to contrast these figures with other pieces of data relevant to the process of buying like the crime rate or the appreciation of houses for sale in Amberley.

As you can tell, the best conclusions are drawn when the buyer of a house for sale looks at all the data involved holistically and doesn’t make quick decisions based on one or two pieces of data. As an example, comparing the data with the number of property sold per month (36) will be useful.

In Amberley, how has the number of houses changed?

The growth of an area like Amberley 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
Amberley growth rate	5%	20%	25%

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 Amberley if you want to find out the exact reasons for the housing change.

What is the final sale price of a house in Amberley?

As well as looking at the asking price for house for sale in Amberley, a sensible homeowner or investor will also consider the final price a house sells for. This final price may be influenced by elements like the amount people are earning in the area and what opportunities for employment there are in Amberley.

Houses for sale, are sold on average in Amberley, after the influence of these factors, at £320,013 as a result. And may be on the rise or decline depending on a combination of variables such as the crime rate, or population growth which was 8% over the last 10 years.

Housing category	Total final sale price
Aerage sold price (detached)	£483,330
Aerage sold price (semi-detached)	£286,237
Aerage sold price (terraced)	£276,309
Aerage sold price (flat)	£195,274

This table above shows the average sale price for each variation of houses for sale in Amberley.

Housing category	Sale price per square foot
Aerage sold price/sqft	£3,155
Aerage sold price/sqft (new build)	£3,030
Aerage sold price/sqft (old stock)	£3,105

This final table looks at the price per square foot of houses for sale. Looking at the final table, you can take a further average and conclude that the average price per square foot of houses in general in Amberley is £3,325.

This statistic can be used to compare the price of housing between housing categories again or even compare the price for a different city.

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

The average asking price for the houses for sale in the city of Amberley

Average asking price (1 bed)	£147,864
Average asking price (2 bed)	£307,934
Average asking price (3 bed)	£397,589
Average asking price (4 bed)	£599,942
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 (£1,785) for houses for sale with this table to get a good idea as to whether Amberley is the right area to buy a house in for you.

When speaking about the city of Amberley, £417,201 is the asking price for a house for sale.

We have compiled a table of data so you can know the asking prices of the specific size of home you’re most interested in. As you can imagine, a family looking to move out with children would be after a larger house than someone living alone in Amberley.

The data is in fact very different compared to the number of rooms you’re interested in having in your home and the asking price also tends to go up in staggering amounts as you add rooms.

Are there any important statistics about the population of Amberley?

What does the population of Amberley look like?

The city of Amberley has a total population of 44,236. Large population sizes can be good to show there is a high demand for people to buy houses in the area but a better indication is if the population of Amberley is growing.

A small population city can also have high prices of houses for sale, because, if there is a growing population, and demand is still high, this could mean the house prices are pushed up.

Either way, a population must also be looked at in terms of the appreciation of the area as well as the rental yields and if the area really meets your needs.

The five year population change of Amberley

Over time, in the last five years, the population of the city of Amberley has changed by 4%. This figure can tell you a lot because a growing population indicates a house is likely to appreciate. Read more here

In addition, looking at the 10 year figure for population growth in the below paragraphs can give you further evidence as to what the change in population has been for a longer period of time. As a result, you’ll know if this 4% population change is something that has been there for a while or if it is a new trend. Click here to know more on the UK population trends.

What is the difference in population over the last 10 years in Amberley?

In the last 10 years, there has been a shift in the population of 8%.

Comparing this to the 5 year figure of Amberley can tell you if there is a long history of population growth or decline, if there are population fluctuations or if the trend is stable.

New industries opening up in the area, the addition of new jobs and also international and national migration might all be reasons for changes in population size. Resulting in people moving in or leaving an area.

A good example of a quick change in population was in Stratford, London in 2012. Here, there was an increase in government spending in the area because of the Olympics which resulted in massive population growth.

How much do people in Amberley earn?

As earning potential goes up in a city, so does the quality of schools in the area, the general infrastructure and the social grade score (26%). All in all, the area becomes a more desirable place to live in.

This is why it is vital to pay attention to how much people are making annually in any city you plan on making a house purchase in. In Amberley, this works out to be £43,100. This can be looked at alongside the average household income which is price34,000to estimate how affluent the area is.

Amberley in the county of Gloucestershire 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 Amberley is located in; South West.

Below, these demographics are talked about in headings that explain how the city has grown, what the education levels are like in Amberley, 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.

In Amberley, what is the crime rate?

Within Amberley, the number of people committing crimes is 92 per 1000 people. This figure directly relates to the safety of residents in the area which is one of the biggest factors in whether an area is considered desirable or not.

As a result, someone looking to buy a house here hoping for it to appreciate in value or buying a house here to produce rental income should check out the crime rate and compare it carefully to the UK average of 79.52 for every 1000 people to see how safe people living there will be.

If the area’s crime rate is too high, this may result in you having to pay for the renovation of burglaries or pay a premium on home insurance as insurance companies will charge you more for living in a dangerous area. So analyse this 92 figure carefully.

What is the education level like in Amberley?

In the city of Amberley, 31% of people have degrees. In general, as the number of people who are highly educated goes up, the more likely they are to have the ability to buy houses as their annual household income goes up too.

So you can see for yourself, the average income for the people of Amberley is £43,100. This generally goes up with the education level of the area. Additionally, looking at the difference between the proportion of people with degrees and the UK average for this statistic (22.6%) should give you an idea of the affluence and education of the city.

A higher education level can therefore tell you if the house prices are likely to be high as the higher income level often results in people buying a bigger, more valuable house.

Having said this, whale education level can be a good factor to go by, there are also things like the rental yields, the population growth and social grades scores that can impact the value of a house and whether it will go up in value as time goes on.

What is the social grade score of Amberley?

Most of the time, the social grade score of a city is what it takes to determine what the economic levels are like as this score refers to what type of jobs the people of the area generally work as. So, from highly skilled, managerial roles, to the manual labour workers of the UK, how does Amberley compare?

At the highest end of the scale (A) jobs that are managerial administrative or professional are all lumped into this category. On the other hand, there is the lowest grade (E) where workers who are on benefits, state pensions or work casual jobs fall into.

In Amberley, the percentage of people who work in the two highest skilled categories of this scale (A and B) is 26%.

So you can compare this data, here is the estimated grouping of the social grades of the UK for the general population. Adding the two highest categories of A and B and comparing this percentage to the high social grade score which combines A and B should give you a good comparison.

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

Is there sufficient green space in Amberley?

In the UK, there are a range of cities which have a lot of green space. In some cases, green space can get as high as 49% of outdoor land like in the city of Edinburgh. When specifically talking about Amberley, the city has 18.8 per 1000 residents.

This can be compared to an average of 1.7 acres of green space per 1000 residents which is the UK’s national average. It is up to you to decide how much you’ll let the amount of green space impact your buying decision in Amberley.

In Amberley, what are the deprivation levels like?

Most of the time, high deprivation levels signal that people cannot afford to sustain their living expenses. In Amberley, currently, 19% people fall into this category.

Measuring this statistic against the nationwide average of 33% should give you a pretty good idea of where the city lies in the scale of poverty in the area.

Professional advice for houses for sale in Amberley

A house for sale that is right for you

What parameters impact the final price of a house for sale in Amberley?
Here below is our list with the most important ones:

• House for sale affordability – check out the (see house affordability guide)

  on the UK gov website to know more

• House Location – the actual location of a house for sale drastically changes the final price of a property

• Transports you can reach by foot – Commuting is part of our lives, especially in big cities, check it out before buying a house for sale.

• Number of bedrooms – Usually, the bigger the house for sale the more bedrooms it will have. For example, if you are a single person (or a couple) one bedroom will do.

• Energy Performance Certificate of the house for sale – Bad EPCs can result in thousands of pounds more in bills you will have to pay on an annual basis. Consider this when purchasing a new property.

• Internet connection – Having a quick internet connection is fundamental nowadays. Check the area of the house for sale to understand what the average internet speed is and see if it fits your needs

• Do you drive to the office? – If yes, ask about parking. Is it included in the house price?

• Special areas – Start by taking a look at the National Heritage list by the UK government. If a house listed for sale appears in the list, the future landlord won’t be able to invest in changes to the real estate asset.

• Houses for sale Conditions – When looking for houses for sale you should always consider the amount of time and money you will have to invest to complete the needed repairs, if any at all.

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

Other cities you can consider looking for with houses for sale

Below are a list of towns with a similar location to Amberley.
Reading these analysis will help you evaluate the different houses for sale currently listed in South West:

• Barbrook in South West
• Beaminster in South West
• Aylesbeare in South West
• Cheddar in South West
• Bathpool in South West

If you are interested in some other city or even region of the UK, please visit the following page houses for sale in the UK it contains all the data related to the houses for sale.