LAUREL COTTAGE, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AW - £342,000

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

LAUREL COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 79m², built sometime between 1900 and 1929, which could now be worth an estimated £406,406. It was last sold for £342,000 in August 2018, which was around 23% below the average August 2018 detached price in the Dorset local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2018, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

LAUREL COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for LAUREL 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 Dorset local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two LAUREL 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
2018 1 AUG	£342,000	£444,687	23% below HPI
2015 23 JAN	£270,000	£367,107	26% below HPI

LAUREL COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Dorset local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two LAUREL COTTAGE sales from January 2015 and August 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 January 2015 sale was for 26% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 26% below the HPI over time, until the August 2018 sale, where it rises to 23% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 23% below the HPI.

What might LAUREL COTTAGE be worth now?

LAUREL COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £406,406.

This is based on house price inflation of 18.8%, between August 2018 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Dorset local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 18.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for LAUREL COTTAGE of £342,000 on 1st August 2018. For the value to have increased from £342,000 to £406,406 over the seven years and six months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of LAUREL COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Dorset local authority area.
• The August 2018 sale price of £342,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of LAUREL COTTAGE has not materially changed since August 2018.

How Large is LAUREL COTTAGE?

LAUREL COTTAGE is 79m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2018. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Litton Cheney, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Litton Cheney, and where LAUREL COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses houses are smaller than LAUREL COTTAGE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Litton Cheney.

LAUREL COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

LAUREL COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.043 of an acre, or 174m². The below map shows the location of LAUREL 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 LAUREL 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 LAUREL COTTAGE?

LAUREL COTTAGE is located in LITTON CHENEY, in the DT2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of LAUREL COTTAGE in LITTON CHENEY.