I was having a chat with a Melton Mowbray property investor
the other day, when he asked if schools, especially primary schools, affected
the local property market in terms of demand from buyers and tenants to a
property.
Anecdotally, I have always
known this to be true, a good school creates good demand and good demand does affect
house prices. So, we looked at the phone
calls from people putting themselves on our mailing list and they confirmed
that most people cite location as their number one factor.
After looking through our mailing list, it confirms there is
a close correlation between the high demand areas of Melton Mowbray and the close
proximity to a good primary school. Not
just families either. An area will appeal to couples setting up home who want
to live in an area that has benefitted from the popularity a good primary
school provides.
Those of you
who regularly read this blog will know I like a challenge, so I decided to look
at the science behind these assumptions.
According to the SchoolGuide website, Swallowdale
Primary School is one of the best primary schools in Melton Mowbray. Its figures are certainly impressive. Their
last Ofsted Report classified it as Outstanding, 90% of 11-year pupils
achieving Level 4 or above in maths, reading and writing whilst 25% of them
achieved level 5. Finally, the schools’
KS2 rating was classed as Good.
Looking at property sales within half a mile of Swallowdale,
property values have risen in value since 1999 by 168.11%, whilst according to
recent figures, the Melton Mowbray average as a whole has risen in the same
time frame by 123.51%.
That means the parents of
Swallowdale have seen the values of their properties rise proportionally
36.11% more than the Melton Mowbray average ... interesting don’t you think?
However,
whilst a good primary school significantly contributes more to house prices,
the same can’t be said for secondary schools. There are two reasons for this,
firstly, as secondary schools are much larger, so their catchment areas are correspondingly
much larger, meaning parents don’t need to live so close to the school. Secondly,
in the UK, whilst the difference between the top 25% and bottom 25% of
secondary schools is not insignificant, in the primary school sector, the
difference between the top 25% and bottom 25%, according to the London School
of Economics, is considerably and significantly more.
Many other Melton Mowbray landlords, both
who are with us and many who are with other Melton Mowbray agents, like to pop
in, ring or email us to discuss the Melton Mowbray property market, to consider
how Melton Mowbray compares with its closest rivals and hopefully we can answer
all their questions. You must take lots of advice and seek out the best
opinion. One good source of opinion, specific to the Melton Mowbray property
market is the Melton Mowbray Property Blog www.meltonmowbrayproperty.com I don’t bite, I don’t do hard sell, I will just give you my honest and
straight talking opinion.
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