RIVER COTTAGE, MILL LANE, LITTLEBURY, SAFFRON WALDEN, CB11 4TR - £450,000

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

RIVER COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 74m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £486,267. It was last sold for £450,000 in June 2021, which was around 31% below the average June 2021 detached price in the Uttlesford local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was September 2011, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was E.

RIVER COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows six sales for RIVER COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the six sales, along with the average detached price in the Uttlesford local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the six RIVER 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
2021 22 JUN	£450,000	£652,352	31% below HPI
2013 15 AUG	£292,000	£440,537	34% below HPI
2006 30 AUG	£285,000	£385,349	26% below HPI
2005 24 JUN	£249,999	£371,555	33% below HPI
2003 11 SEP	£245,000	£332,144	26% below HPI
1997 12 SEP	£102,000	£168,867	40% below HPI

RIVER 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 six RIVER COTTAGE sales between September 1997 and June 2021 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 2013 sale was for 34% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 34% below the HPI over time, until the June 2021 sale, where it rises to 31% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 31% below the HPI.

What might RIVER COTTAGE be worth now?

RIVER COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £486,267.

This is based on house price inflation of 8.1%, between June 2021 and December 2024, 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 8.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for RIVER COTTAGE of £450,000 on 22nd June 2021. For the value to have increased from £450,000 to £486,267 over the two years and six months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of RIVER COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Uttlesford local authority area.
• The June 2021 sale price of £450,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of RIVER COTTAGE has not materially changed since June 2021.

How Large is RIVER COTTAGE?

RIVER COTTAGE is 74m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in September 2011. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Littlebury, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Littlebury, and where RIVER COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 9% of detached houses houses are smaller than RIVER COTTAGE, and 91% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Littlebury.

RIVER COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

RIVER COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.096 of an acre, or 387m². The below map shows the location of RIVER 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 RIVER 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 RIVER COTTAGE?

RIVER COTTAGE is located on MILL LANE in LITTLEBURY, in the CB11 postcode district. The below map shows the position of RIVER COTTAGE on MILL LANE.