CROFT COTTAGE, GREENSTED ROAD, ONGAR, CM5 9HF - £329,950

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CROFT COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 92m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £720,641. It was last sold for £329,950 in March 2006, which was around 31% below the average March 2006 detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2024, where the current energy rating was C, and the potential energy rating was B.

CROFT COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for CROFT COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Epping Forest local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two CROFT COTTAGE 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
2006 1 MAR	£329,950	£475,676	31% below HPI
2001 2 OCT	£248,000	£363,026	32% below HPI

CROFT COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Epping Forest local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two CROFT COTTAGE sales from October 2001 and March 2006 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 October 2001 sale was for 32% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 32% below the HPI over time, until the March 2006 sale, where it rises to 31% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 31% below the HPI.

What might CROFT COTTAGE be worth now?

CROFT COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £720,641.

This is based on house price inflation of 118.4%, between March 2006 and February 2025, for 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 118.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for CROFT COTTAGE of £329,950 on 1st March 2006. For the value to have increased from £329,950 to £720,641 over the nineteen years and one month to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of CROFT COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Epping Forest local authority area.
• The March 2006 sale price of £329,950 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of CROFT COTTAGE has not materially changed since March 2006.

How Large is CROFT COTTAGE?

CROFT COTTAGE is 92m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2024. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Chipping Ongar, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Chipping Ongar, and where CROFT COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 15% of detached houses houses are smaller than CROFT COTTAGE, and 85% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Chipping Ongar.

CROFT COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

CROFT COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.142 of an acre, or 573m². The below map shows the location of CROFT 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 CROFT 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 CROFT COTTAGE?

CROFT COTTAGE is located on GREENSTED ROAD in ONGAR, in the CM5 postcode district. The below map shows the position of CROFT COTTAGE on GREENSTED ROAD.