HEATH COTTAGE, RABY DRIVE, RABY MERE, WIRRAL, CH63 0NG - £85,000

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

HEATH COTTAGE is a large detached house of 139m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £143,985. It was last sold for £85,000 in July 2005, which was around 61% below the average July 2005 detached price in the Wirral local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

HEATH COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for HEATH 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 Wirral local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two HEATH 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
2005 7 JUL	£85,000	£219,642	61% below HPI
1997 9 MAY	£133,000	£80,387	65% above HPI

HEATH COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wirral local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two HEATH COTTAGE sales from May 1997 and July 2005 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 May 1997 sale was for 65% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 65% above the HPI over time, until the July 2005 sale, where it falls to 61% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 61% below the HPI.

What might HEATH COTTAGE be worth now?

HEATH COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £143,985.

This is based on house price inflation of 69.4%, between July 2005 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Wirral local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 69.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for HEATH COTTAGE of £85,000 on 7th July 2005. For the value to have increased from £85,000 to £143,985 over the twenty years and five months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of HEATH COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wirral local authority area.
• The July 2005 sale price of £85,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of HEATH COTTAGE has not materially changed since July 2005.

How Large is HEATH COTTAGE?

HEATH COTTAGE is 139m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2016. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in Bebington, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Bebington, and where HEATH COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 76% of detached houses houses are smaller than HEATH COTTAGE, and 23% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Bebington.

HEATH COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

HEATH COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.157 of an acre, or 635m². The below map shows the location of HEATH 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 HEATH 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 HEATH COTTAGE?

HEATH COTTAGE is located on RABY DRIVE in RABY MERE, in the CH63 postcode district. The below map shows the position of HEATH COTTAGE on RABY DRIVE.