MOUNT COTTAGE, DOWLISH WAKE, ILMINSTER, TA19 0NX - £495,000

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

MOUNT COTTAGE is a small extended detached house of 130m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £747,254. It was last sold for £495,000 in September 2014, which was around 62% above the average September 2014 detached price in the Somerset local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was February 2009, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

MOUNT COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for MOUNT 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 Somerset local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two MOUNT COTTAGE sales were 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
2014 8 SEP	£495,000	£305,000	62% above HPI
2000 10 DEC	£350,000	£145,069	141% above HPI

MOUNT COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Somerset local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two MOUNT COTTAGE sales from December 2000 and September 2014 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 141% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 141% above the HPI over time, until the September 2014 sale, where it falls to 62% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 62% above the HPI.

What might MOUNT COTTAGE be worth now?

MOUNT COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £747,254.

This is based on house price inflation of 51%, between September 2014 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Somerset local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 51% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for MOUNT COTTAGE of £495,000 on 8th September 2014. For the value to have increased from £495,000 to £747,254 over the eleven years and seven months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of MOUNT COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Somerset local authority area.
• The September 2014 sale price of £495,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of MOUNT COTTAGE has not materially changed since September 2014.

How Large is MOUNT COTTAGE?

MOUNT COTTAGE is 130m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in February 2009. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Dowlish Wake, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Dowlish Wake, and where MOUNT COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 39% of detached houses houses are smaller than MOUNT COTTAGE, and 61% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Dowlish Wake.

MOUNT COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

MOUNT COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.200 of an acre, or 811m². The below map shows the location of MOUNT 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 MOUNT 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 MOUNT COTTAGE?

MOUNT COTTAGE is located in DOWLISH WAKE, in the TA19 postcode district. The below map shows the position of MOUNT COTTAGE in DOWLISH WAKE.