Interest in selling a home in Chesterfield up by nearly 50 per cent in a year

The number of people interested in selling their home in Chesterfield has rocketed in a year – but is still lower than three years ago.
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New data from home-buying firm WeBuyAnyHome shows house sale enquiries were up 42 per cent from January-May 2020 to January-May 2021 – but down 12.82 per cent from January-May 2018 to the same period this year.

Reasons for selling included upsizing, relationship break-ups and disposal of a second home.

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A WeBuyAnyHome spokesman said: “Overall, the top reason homeowners cited when making an enquiry was due to a desire to upsize to a larger home.

“The second most likely reason was the sale of a second home, which suggests Brits have had to focus on cutting back on unnecessary costs. The third most popular factor was retirement.”

In Derbyshire, selling a second home and upsizing were equal first at 14.8 per cent, followed by retirement at 8.8 per cent and relocating at 8.5 per cent. Also in the top 10 of reasons were downsizing, inheritance, financial difficulties and relationship break-up.

The data shows enquiries in Amber Valley were up 11 per cent from 2020-21 and 1.25 per cent from 2018-21, compared with 100 per cent and 33 per cent respectively in Derbyshire Dales.

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Enquiries were down a third across both periods in Bolsover, while they dropped 21 per cent from 2020-21 in North East Derbyshire, or 2.94 per cent from 2018 to 2021.

House sale enquiries have risen 42 per cent in Chesterfield in a year.House sale enquiries have risen 42 per cent in Chesterfield in a year.
House sale enquiries have risen 42 per cent in Chesterfield in a year.

House sale enquiries in High Peak were down 35 per cent from 2020 to 2021, but up 25 per cent over the three-year period.

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