26, CASTLE STREET, ONGAR, CM5 9JS - £425,000

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

26 CASTLE STREET is a very small extended semi-detached house of 79m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £500,188. It was last sold for £425,000 in August 2017, which was around 17% below the average August 2017 semi-detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2017, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

26 CASTLE STREET Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 26 CASTLE STREET 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 Epping Forest local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two 26 CASTLE STREET 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
2017 15 AUG	£425,000	£509,412	17% below HPI
2003 13 JUN	£225,000	£248,882	10% below HPI

26 CASTLE STREET Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Epping Forest local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two 26 CASTLE STREET sales from June 2003 and August 2017 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 June 2003 sale was for 10% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 10% below the HPI over time, until the August 2017 sale, where it falls to 17% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 17% below the HPI.

What might 26 CASTLE STREET be worth now?

26 CASTLE STREET might now be worth an estimated £500,188.

This is based on house price inflation of 17.7%, between August 2017 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Epping Forest local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 17.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 26 CASTLE STREET of £425,000 on 15th August 2017. For the value to have increased from £425,000 to £500,188 over the eight years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 26 CASTLE STREET has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Epping Forest local authority area.
• The August 2017 sale price of £425,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 26 CASTLE STREET has not materially changed since August 2017.

How Large is 26 CASTLE STREET?

26 CASTLE STREET is 79m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2017. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Chipping Ongar, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Chipping Ongar, and where 26 CASTLE STREET lies on this distribution: 9% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 26 CASTLE STREET, and 91% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chipping Ongar.

26 CASTLE STREET: Plot and Title Map

26 CASTLE STREET sits on a plot of roughly 0.047 of an acre, or 190m². The below map shows the location of 26 CASTLE STREET, 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 26 CASTLE STREET). 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 26 CASTLE STREET?

26 CASTLE STREET is located in ONGAR, in the CM5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of No. 26 on CASTLE STREET.