SHELSEY COTTAGE, RECTORY ROAD, SIBLE HEDINGHAM, HALSTEAD, CO9 3NU - £303,000

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

SHELSEY COTTAGE is a very small extended semi-detached house of 90m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £419,546. It was last sold for £303,000 in February 2016, which was around 24% above the average February 2016 semi-detached price in the Braintree local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2008, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

SHELSEY COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for SHELSEY COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Braintree local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the five SHELSEY 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
2016 5 FEB	£303,000	£244,022	24% above HPI
2009 27 FEB	£230,000	£169,478	36% above HPI
2006 19 JUN	£265,000	£183,145	45% above HPI
2001 19 SEP	£147,500	£100,960	46% above HPI
2000 10 FEB	£56,000	£78,764	29% below HPI

SHELSEY COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Braintree local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five SHELSEY COTTAGE sales between February 2000 and February 2016 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 February 2009 sale was for 36% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 36% above the HPI over time, until the February 2016 sale, where it falls to 24% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 24% above the HPI.

What might SHELSEY COTTAGE be worth now?

SHELSEY COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £419,546.

This is based on house price inflation of 38.5%, between February 2016 and December 2024, for semi-detached houses, in the Braintree local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 38.5% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SHELSEY COTTAGE of £303,000 on 5th February 2016. For the value to have increased from £303,000 to £419,546 over the seven years and two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SHELSEY COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Braintree local authority area.
• The February 2016 sale price of £303,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SHELSEY COTTAGE has not materially changed since February 2016.

How Large is SHELSEY COTTAGE?

SHELSEY COTTAGE is 90m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2008. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in Sible Hedingham, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Sible Hedingham, and where SHELSEY COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 17% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than SHELSEY COTTAGE, and 83% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Sible Hedingham.

SHELSEY COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SHELSEY COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.057 of an acre, or 230m². The below map shows the location of SHELSEY 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 SHELSEY 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 SHELSEY COTTAGE?

SHELSEY COTTAGE is located on RECTORY ROAD in SIBLE HEDINGHAM, in the CO9 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SHELSEY COTTAGE on RECTORY ROAD.