2, FORGE COTTAGES, FORGE HILL, HAMPSTEAD NORREYS, THATCHAM, RG18 0TE - £249,950

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

2 FORGE COTTAGES is a very small extended semi-detached house of 40m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £353,256. It was last sold for £249,950 in July 2015, which was around 14% below the average July 2015 semi-detached price in the West Berkshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2015, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was A.

2 FORGE COTTAGES Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 2 FORGE COTTAGES since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the West Berkshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 2 FORGE COTTAGES sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2015 3 JUL	£249,950	£290,369	14% below HPI
2002 6 SEP	£160,000	£170,808	6% below HPI

2 FORGE COTTAGES Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the West Berkshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 2 FORGE COTTAGES sales from September 2002 and July 2015 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the September 2002 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the July 2015 sale, where it falls to 14% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 14% below the HPI.

What might 2 FORGE COTTAGES be worth now?

2 FORGE COTTAGES might now be worth an estimated £353,256.

This is based on house price inflation of 41.3%, between July 2015 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the West Berkshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 41.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 2 FORGE COTTAGES of £249,950 on 3rd July 2015. For the value to have increased from £249,950 to £353,256 over the ten years and five months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 2 FORGE COTTAGES has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the West Berkshire local authority area.
• The July 2015 sale price of £249,950 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 2 FORGE COTTAGES has not materially changed since July 2015.

How Large is 2 FORGE COTTAGES?

2 FORGE COTTAGES is 40m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2015. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Hampstead Norreys, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Hampstead Norreys, and where 2 FORGE COTTAGES lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 2 FORGE COTTAGES, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hampstead Norreys.

2 FORGE COTTAGES: Plot and Title Map

2 FORGE COTTAGES sits on a plot of roughly 0.090 of an acre, or 364m². The below map shows the location of 2 FORGE COTTAGES, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of 2 FORGE COTTAGES). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is 2 FORGE COTTAGES?

2 FORGE COTTAGES is located on FORGE HILL in HAMPSTEAD NORREYS, in the RG18 postcode district. The below map shows the position of 2 FORGE COTTAGES on FORGE HILL.