GROOMS COTTAGE, WHITFIELD HILL, DOVER, CT16 3BJ - £468,000

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

GROOMS COTTAGE is a large detached house of 124m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £466,624. It was last sold for £468,000 in March 2022, which was around 7% below the average March 2022 detached price in the Dover local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2021, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was A.

GROOMS COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for GROOMS COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Dover local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three GROOMS 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
2022 24 MAR	£468,000	£505,285	7% below HPI
2012 21 NOV	£260,000	£282,220	8% below HPI
2004 16 JUL	£185,000	£254,476	27% below HPI

GROOMS COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Dover local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three GROOMS COTTAGE sales between July 2004 and March 2022 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 November 2012 sale was for 8% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 8% below the HPI over time, until the March 2022 sale, where it rises to 7% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 7% below the HPI.

What might GROOMS COTTAGE be worth now?

GROOMS COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £466,624.

This is based on house price deflation of 0.3%, between March 2022 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Dover local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.3% deflationary decrease is applied to the most recent sale price for GROOMS COTTAGE of £468,000 on 24th March 2022. For the value to have decreased from £468,000 to £466,624 over the three years and one month to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of GROOMS COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Dover local authority area.
• The March 2022 sale price of £468,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of GROOMS COTTAGE has not materially changed since March 2022.

How Large is GROOMS COTTAGE?

GROOMS COTTAGE is 124m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2021. This puts it in the largest 40% of detached houses houses in Dover, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Dover, and where GROOMS COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 61% of detached houses houses are smaller than GROOMS COTTAGE, and 38% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Dover.

GROOMS COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

GROOMS COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.196 of an acre, or 793m². The below map shows the location of GROOMS 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 GROOMS 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 GROOMS COTTAGE?

GROOMS COTTAGE is located on WHITFIELD HILL in DOVER, in the CT16 postcode district. The below map shows the position of GROOMS COTTAGE on WHITFIELD HILL.