CHURCH COTTAGE, CHURCH END, HOCKLIFFE, LEIGHTON BUZZARD, LU7 9NH - £475,000

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

CHURCH COTTAGE is a large detached house of 138m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £674,461. It was last sold for £475,000 in October 2015, which was around 11% above the average October 2015 detached price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2015, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was C.

CHURCH COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for CHURCH 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 Central Bedfordshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four CHURCH 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
2015 28 OCT	£475,000	£429,127	11% above HPI
2005 21 DEC	£365,000	£299,372	22% above HPI
1999 17 MAR	£160,000	£138,562	15% above HPI
1997 21 FEB	£132,000	£107,287	23% above HPI

CHURCH COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four CHURCH COTTAGE sales between February 1997 and October 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 December 2005 sale was for 22% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 22% above the HPI over time, until the October 2015 sale, where it falls to 11% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 11% above the HPI.

What might CHURCH COTTAGE be worth now?

CHURCH COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £674,461.

This is based on house price inflation of 42%, between October 2015 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 42% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for CHURCH COTTAGE of £475,000 on 28th October 2015. For the value to have increased from £475,000 to £674,461 over the eight years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of CHURCH COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Central Bedfordshire local authority area.
• The October 2015 sale price of £475,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of CHURCH COTTAGE has not materially changed since October 2015.

How Large is CHURCH COTTAGE?

CHURCH COTTAGE is 138m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2015. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in Hockliffe, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hockliffe, and where CHURCH COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 79% of detached houses houses are smaller than CHURCH COTTAGE, and 21% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hockliffe.

CHURCH COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

CHURCH COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.089 of an acre, or 362m². The below map shows the location of CHURCH 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 CHURCH 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 CHURCH COTTAGE?

CHURCH COTTAGE is located on CHURCH END in HOCKLIFFE, in the LU7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of CHURCH COTTAGE on CHURCH END.