APPLE TREE COTTAGE, ORCHARD ROAD, MELBOURN, ROYSTON, SG8 6BP - £750,000

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

APPLE TREE COTTAGE is a large extended detached house of 174m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £850,744. It was last sold for £750,000 in June 2021, which was around 34% above the average June 2021 detached price in the South Cambridgeshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2019, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

APPLE TREE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for APPLE TREE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the South Cambridgeshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four APPLE TREE COTTAGE sales were for above 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 17 JUN	£750,000	£559,381	34% above HPI
2012 28 AUG	£430,000	£374,744	15% above HPI
2000 8 DEC	£290,000	£196,915	47% above HPI
1995 14 JUL	£153,000	£114,317	34% above HPI

APPLE TREE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the South Cambridgeshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four APPLE TREE COTTAGE sales between July 1995 and June 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 August 2012 sale was for 15% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 15% above the HPI over time, until the June 2021 sale, where it rises to 34% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 34% above the HPI.

What might APPLE TREE COTTAGE be worth now?

APPLE TREE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £850,744.

This is based on house price inflation of 13.4%, between June 2021 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the South Cambridgeshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 13.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for APPLE TREE COTTAGE of £750,000 on 17th June 2021. For the value to have increased from £750,000 to £850,744 over the four years and four months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of APPLE TREE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the South Cambridgeshire local authority area.
• The June 2021 sale price of £750,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of APPLE TREE COTTAGE has not materially changed since June 2021.

How Large is APPLE TREE COTTAGE?

APPLE TREE COTTAGE is 174m², which includes four extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2019. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in Melbourn, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Melbourn, and where APPLE TREE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 74% of detached houses houses are smaller than APPLE TREE COTTAGE, and 26% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Melbourn.

APPLE TREE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

APPLE TREE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.178 of an acre, or 719m². The below map shows the location of APPLE TREE COTTAGE, 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 APPLE TREE COTTAGE). 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 APPLE TREE COTTAGE?

APPLE TREE COTTAGE is located on ORCHARD ROAD in MELBOURN, in the SG8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of APPLE TREE COTTAGE on ORCHARD ROAD.