5, ELM COTTAGES, SEWARDSTONE ROAD, WALTHAM ABBEY, EN9 3QQ - £525,000

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

5 ELM COTTAGES is a small extended semi-detached house of 131m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £577,965. It was last sold for £525,000 in August 2021, which was about the average August 2021 semi-detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2021, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

5 ELM COTTAGES Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for 5 ELM 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 Epping Forest local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two 5 ELM COTTAGES sales was roughly equal to the average price, whilst the other was 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
2021 31 AUG	£525,000	£525,743	Close to HPI
2004 3 FEB	£194,000	£251,116	23% below HPI

5 ELM COTTAGES 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 5 ELM COTTAGES sales from February 2004 and August 2021 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 February 2004 sale was for 23% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 23% below the HPI over time, until the August 2021 sale, where it rises to roughly the same level as the HPI. The line then continues to track in line with the HPI.

What might 5 ELM COTTAGES be worth now?

5 ELM COTTAGES might now be worth an estimated £577,965.

This is based on house price inflation of 10.1%, between August 2021 and December 2024, 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 10.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for 5 ELM COTTAGES of £525,000 on 31st August 2021. For the value to have increased from £525,000 to £577,965 over the two years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of 5 ELM COTTAGES has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Epping Forest local authority area.
• The August 2021 sale price of £525,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of 5 ELM COTTAGES has not materially changed since August 2021.

How Large is 5 ELM COTTAGES?

5 ELM COTTAGES is 131m², which includes three extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2021. This puts it in the smallest 40% of semi-detached houses houses in Sewardstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Sewardstone, and where 5 ELM COTTAGES lies on this distribution: 33% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than 5 ELM COTTAGES, and 67% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sewardstone.

5 ELM COTTAGES: Plot and Title Map

5 ELM COTTAGES sits on a plot of roughly 0.071 of an acre, or 286m². The below map shows the location of 5 ELM 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 5 ELM 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 5 ELM COTTAGES?

5 ELM COTTAGES is located on SEWARDSTONE ROAD in WALTHAM ABBEY, in the EN9 postcode district. The below map shows the position of 5 ELM COTTAGES on SEWARDSTONE ROAD.