SOWDEN COTTAGE, SOWDEN LANE, EXMOUTH, EX8 5AD - £500,000

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

SOWDEN COTTAGE is a very small extended detached house of 74m², built sometime before 1900. It was last sold for £500,000 in October 2022, which was around 8% below the average October 2022 detached price in the East Devon local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2010, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was D.

SOWDEN COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows six sales for SOWDEN 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 East Devon local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the six SOWDEN 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
2022 25 OCT	£500,000	£540,594	8% below HPI
2021 25 FEB	£400,000	£456,517	12% below HPI
2015 15 JUN	£320,000	£372,608	14% below HPI
2003 31 OCT	£260,000	£271,121	4% below HPI
2002 10 JUN	£220,000	£210,999	4% above HPI
2001 30 NOV	£141,000	£184,726	24% below HPI

SOWDEN COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the East Devon local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The six SOWDEN COTTAGE sales between November 2001 and October 2022 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 2021 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the October 2022 sale, where it rises to 8% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 8% below the HPI.

What might SOWDEN COTTAGE be worth now?

SOWDEN COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £502,145.

This is based on house price inflation of 0.4%, between October 2022 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the East Devon local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 0.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SOWDEN COTTAGE of £500,000 on 25th October 2022. For the value to have increased from £500,000 to £502,145 over the one year and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SOWDEN COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the East Devon local authority area.
• The October 2022 sale price of £500,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SOWDEN COTTAGE has not materially changed since October 2022.

How Large is SOWDEN COTTAGE?

SOWDEN COTTAGE is 74m², which includes two extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2010. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Lympstone, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Lympstone, and where SOWDEN COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses houses are smaller than SOWDEN COTTAGE, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Lympstone.

SOWDEN COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SOWDEN COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.112 of an acre, or 452m². The below map shows the location of SOWDEN 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 SOWDEN 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 SOWDEN COTTAGE?

SOWDEN COTTAGE is located on SOWDEN LANE in EXMOUTH, in the EX8 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SOWDEN COTTAGE on SOWDEN LANE.