Wirral Life October 2016 | Page 39

W PROPERTY L NESTON PROPERTY - A COMPARISON by Steve Nelson Neston is a nice historic market town with a good community feel. It’s a very good place to buy a property, it’s sometimes an expensive but desirable area consisting of Burton, Puddington, Little Neston, Neston, Ness, Parkgate and Willaston. This compares with Chester at 3% growth and Heswall at the same level as last year. Neston represents a niche market for the canny buyer whether you are looking for a home or an investment. Neston is a short distance from the A540 Chester to West The rental market in Neston is healthy with rental yields as Kirby road, it nestles into the Cheshire countryside providing follows: a peaceful setting for its regular, historic Friday Market. Average Rent Median Rent Average Parkgate is down the road which is very pleasant and popular (pcm) (pcm) ToM for walks, its distinctive architecture is an indication of its One Bedroom £478 £494 62 days historic roots and many of the old coaching houses provide Two Bedrooms £649 £585 51 days for local pubs and places to eat. It’s got excellent transport £750 48 days links for Chester, the Wirral and Liverpool. Free car parking Three Bedroom £814 Four Bedroom £968 £1,001 46 days makes it an attractive place to stop and its close proximity to the Wirral Country Park provides access for walkers and Five Bedroom £1,248 £1,248 75 days cyclists alike. Flat £572 £498 59 days House £874 £750 46 days There are a matrix of local walks that link the surrounding villages with the town and the spectacular views of the Dee estuary and the Welsh hills is always within range. There is a good diverse range of good quality housing stock for buyer, tenant, landlord or investor. Most of the sales* in Neston over the past year were detached properties which on average sold for £279,471 more expensive than nearby Chester (£210,294), but was cheaper than Heswall (£281,044). Semi-detached properties had an average sold price of £160,083 and terraced properties averaged at £152,657. In the past year, house prices in Neston were 4% up on the year before. wirrallife.com 39