POND COTTAGE, WENDEN ROAD, ARKESDEN, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 4HB - £1,150,000

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

POND COTTAGE is a small extended detached house of 124m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £1,346,415. It was last sold for £1,150,000 in November 2017, which was around 84% above the average November 2017 detached price in the Uttlesford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2017, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

POND COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for POND COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average detached price in the Uttlesford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five POND 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
2017 24 NOV	£1,150,000	£623,516	84% above HPI
2003 22 AUG	£428,000	£334,573	28% above HPI
1999 25 JUN	£320,000	£184,617	73% above HPI
1997 27 NOV	£250,000	£168,208	49% above HPI
1995 28 APR	£194,000	£126,797	53% above HPI

POND 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 five POND COTTAGE sales between April 1995 and November 2017 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 August 2003 sale was for 28% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 28% above the HPI over time, until the November 2017 sale, where it rises to 84% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 84% above the HPI.

What might POND COTTAGE be worth now?

POND COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £1,346,415.

This is based on house price inflation of 17.1%, between November 2017 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 17.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for POND COTTAGE of £1,150,000 on 24th November 2017. For the value to have increased from £1,150,000 to £1,346,415 over the eight years and nine months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of POND COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Uttlesford local authority area.
• The November 2017 sale price of £1,150,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of POND COTTAGE has not materially changed since November 2017.

How Large is POND COTTAGE?

POND COTTAGE is 124m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2017. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Arkesden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Arkesden, and where POND COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 29% of detached houses houses are smaller than POND COTTAGE, and 71% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Arkesden.

POND COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

POND COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.296 of an acre, or 1,196m². The below map shows the location of POND 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 POND 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 POND COTTAGE?

POND COTTAGE is located on WENDEN ROAD in ARKESDEN, in the CB11 postcode district. The below map shows the position of POND COTTAGE on WENDEN ROAD.