ROCK COTTAGE, RIDGE WALK, RUARDEAN HILL, DRYBROOK, GL17 9AP - £370,000

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

ROCK COTTAGE is a very large extended detached house of 166m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £584,182. It was last sold for £370,000 in August 2015, which was around 53% above the average August 2015 detached price in the Forest of Dean local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was May 2012, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

ROCK COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for ROCK COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Forest of Dean local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the four ROCK 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
2015 28 AUG	£370,000	£241,961	53% above HPI
2013 6 SEP	£365,000	£230,734	58% above HPI
1997 17 NOV	£88,000	£82,543	7% above HPI
1995 6 SEP	£44,500	£71,869	38% below HPI

ROCK COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Forest of Dean local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four ROCK COTTAGE sales between September 1995 and August 2015 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 September 2013 sale was for 58% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 58% above the HPI over time, until the August 2015 sale, where it falls to 53% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 53% above the HPI.

What might ROCK COTTAGE be worth now?

ROCK COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £584,182.

This is based on house price inflation of 57.9%, between August 2015 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Forest of Dean local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 57.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for ROCK COTTAGE of £370,000 on 28th August 2015. For the value to have increased from £370,000 to £584,182 over the eight years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of ROCK COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Forest of Dean local authority area.
• The August 2015 sale price of £370,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of ROCK COTTAGE has not materially changed since August 2015.

How Large is ROCK COTTAGE?

ROCK COTTAGE is 166m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in May 2012. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Drybrook, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Drybrook, and where ROCK COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 84% of detached houses houses are smaller than ROCK COTTAGE, and 16% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Drybrook.

ROCK COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

ROCK COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.286 of an acre, or 1,157m². The below map shows the location of ROCK 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 ROCK 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 ROCK COTTAGE?

ROCK COTTAGE is located on RIDGE WALK in RUARDEAN HILL, in the GL17 postcode district. The below map shows the position of ROCK COTTAGE on RIDGE WALK.