DUCHY COTTAGE, ROYAL SQUARE, DEDHAM, COLCHESTER, CO7 6AA - £392,500

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

DUCHY COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 84m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £451,900. It was last sold for £392,500 in February 2018, which was around 10% below the average February 2018 detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

DUCHY COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for DUCHY 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 Colchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two DUCHY COTTAGE sales was for below the average price, whilst the other was 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
2018 16 FEB	£392,500	£436,225	10% below HPI
2000 1 DEC	£205,000	£152,703	34% above HPI

DUCHY COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Colchester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two DUCHY COTTAGE sales from December 2000 and February 2018 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 2000 sale was for 34% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% above the HPI over time, until the February 2018 sale, where it falls to 10% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 10% below the HPI.

What might DUCHY COTTAGE be worth now?

DUCHY COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £451,900.

This is based on house price inflation of 15.1%, between February 2018 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Colchester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 15.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for DUCHY COTTAGE of £392,500 on 16th February 2018. For the value to have increased from £392,500 to £451,900 over the seven years to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of DUCHY COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Colchester local authority area.
• The February 2018 sale price of £392,500 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of DUCHY COTTAGE has not materially changed since February 2018.

How Large is DUCHY COTTAGE?

DUCHY COTTAGE is 84m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2010. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Dedham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Dedham, and where DUCHY COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 15% of detached houses houses are smaller than DUCHY COTTAGE, and 85% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Dedham.

DUCHY COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

DUCHY COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.060 of an acre, or 242m². The below map shows the location of DUCHY 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 DUCHY 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 DUCHY COTTAGE?

DUCHY COTTAGE is located on ROYAL SQUARE in DEDHAM, in the CO7 postcode district. The below map shows the position of DUCHY COTTAGE on ROYAL SQUARE.