A landlord came in to our office earlier this week to discuss the affordability of property in Grantham, with the current national market property market being in recovery with increasing house prices. The best advice I can give to those looking to invest in property is our secret trick of the trade. You can judge the affordability of a town by simply finding the ratio of the average property price to the average salary. The lower the ratio, the more affordable property is.
When we put this to the test, we found that Grantham currently has an average property value of around £127,000 with the average salary being £18,510. This is a respectable ratio of 1 to 6.9. Meanwhile in Melton Mowbray the ratio of property values to salary is 1 to 7.9, which suggests the property in the town is 14% less affordable than in Grantham.
We also had a look at Stamford and found the average salary is £25,120 and the average property value is £209,100. This means that property in Stamford is a rather significant 20% less affordable than Grantham, with a ratio of 1 to 8.3.
This could mean that now is a brilliant time to invest in Grantham’s property market, while the average value of property is low compared to the average salary. If you would like to talk to us about your potential investment, please come into our office on St Peters Hill.
