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Kirkwall is the largest town and capital of the Orkney Islands, off the shoreline of northern terrain Scotland. The town is initially specified in Orkneyinga adventure in the year 1046 when it is recorded as the habitation of Rögnvald Brusason the Earl of Orkney, who was executed by his uncle Thorfinn the Mighty. In 1486, King James III of Scotland lifted Kirkwall to the status of an illustrious burgh; present day roadsigns still demonstrate "The City and Royal Burgh of Kirkwall". 

The name Kirkwall originates from the Norse name Kirkjuvagr (Church Bay), which was later tainted to Kirkvoe, Kirkwaa andKirkwall

 
 

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Estimated Price: £135,464
Average Asking Price: £345,066
Price change in last one year: £5,097
Average Price Paid: £113,991
Average Rent Rates: --

 
 

Property Prices Breakdown in Kirkwall

Average Price for property in Kirkwall is around £135,464 which varies based on type of property you are interested in and ranges from £203,554 for detached house to around £124,236 for semi-detached. Similarly terraced house is around £96,471 and a flat is worth £99,605. Values have been changing and have risen £455 in last 3 months alone. Similar historical trend can be observed in price changes e.g. prices changed £376 in last 6 months, £5,097 in last 1 year, £11,862 in last 2 years, £13,945 in last 3 years, £5,705 in last 4 years and £7,506 in last 5 years.

Currently average asking price of a property in Kirkwall is around £345,066 based on approximately 126 properties for sale.

Estimated property value in Kirkwall is £135,464. Average asking price is £345,066 while average price paid is £121,169 which is up by £5,097.Based on an Online Survey

Buyers are willing to pay high dollar prices to grab these properties because of the recent trend in real estate investment especially in Kirkwall area. In last 1 year alone average price buyer paid is around £121,169 based on approximately 126 sales in Kirkwall area alone. If you compare it to last 3 years sales of 375 properties where buyers paid around £116,671. It has been same for some time now for e.g. if you take an average of amount paid in last 5 years, it comes to around £113,991 for 605 and average amount paid for purchase of approx. 856 properties sold in last 7 years comes to about £113,543 per sale.

 
 

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Breakdown of asking prices for homes of different sizes show that price varies clearly based on no of bedrooms and type of house. Asking price for a house with 1 bedroom is around £142,000, £145,000 for a 2 bedroom house and £165,600 for a 3 bedroom house. For a flat similarly the prices varies from £95,000 for a single bedroom to £135,000 for a 3 bedroom Flat. To sum up the asking prices for properties in Kirkwall it comes to around average £132,600 for 1 bedroom property, £145,000 for 2 bedroom and £160,500 for 3 bedroom.

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Disclaimer : Location real estate estimates and values are based on House price index background data and Sales data provided by United Kingdom Land registry Records available as public records from their website. This information is updated monthly on our website and may not reflect all public transactions. This information is based on estimated calculation generated from our developed algorithms. We are striving to make this information as accurate and useful as possible. This data covers the transactions received at Land Registry in the period 1/1/1995 to 9/1/2014. © Crown copyright 2014. Data produced by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2014.

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