OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE, HIGH STREET, HEMPSTEAD, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB10 2PD - £320,000

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OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 132m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £532,034. It was last sold for £320,000 in September 2012, which was around 27% below the average September 2012 detached price in the Uttlesford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was June 2011, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was E.

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for OLD POST OFFICE 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 Uttlesford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two OLD POST OFFICE 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
2012 28 SEP	£320,000	£439,076	27% below HPI
2007 13 APR	£345,000	£391,772	12% below HPI

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Uttlesford local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE sales from April 2007 and September 2012 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 April 2007 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the September 2012 sale, where it falls to 27% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 27% below the HPI.

What might OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE be worth now?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £532,034.

This is based on house price inflation of 66.3%, between September 2012 and February 2025, for detached houses, in the Uttlesford local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 66.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE of £320,000 on 28th September 2012. For the value to have increased from £320,000 to £532,034 over the thirteen years and seven months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Uttlesford local authority area.
• The September 2012 sale price of £320,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE has not materially changed since September 2012.

How Large is OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is 132m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in June 2011. This puts it in the smallest 20% of detached houses houses in Hempstead, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hempstead, and where OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 18% of detached houses houses are smaller than OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE, and 82% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hempstead.

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.144 of an acre, or 583m². The below map shows the location of OLD POST OFFICE 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 OLD POST OFFICE 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 OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE?

OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE is located on HIGH STREET in HEMPSTEAD, in the CB10 postcode district. The below map shows the position of OLD POST OFFICE COTTAGE on HIGH STREET.