SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE, CHURCH LANE, HOUGHTON, STOCKBRIDGE, SO20 6LJ - £2,550,000

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

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 55m², built sometime before 1900. It was last sold for £2,550,000 in August 2019, which was around 409% above the average August 2019 detached price in the Test Valley local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2016, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was B.

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SNAIL CREEP 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 Test Valley local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two SNAIL CREEP 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
2019 30 AUG	£2,550,000	£501,074	409% above HPI
1998 15 JUL	£1,065,000	£148,783	616% above HPI

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Test Valley local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE sales from July 1998 and August 2019 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 July 1998 sale was for 616% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 616% above the HPI over time, until the August 2019 sale, where it falls to 409% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 409% above the HPI.

How Large is SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE?

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE is 55m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2016. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses in Houghton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses by size in Houghton, and where SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE lies on this distribution: Less than 1% of detached houses are smaller than SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE, and more than 99% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Houghton.

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 1.1 acres, or 4,298m². The below map shows the location of SNAIL CREEP 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 SNAIL CREEP 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 SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE?

SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE is located on CHURCH LANE in HOUGHTON, in the SO20 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SNAIL CREEP COTTAGE on CHURCH LANE.