SWINTON COTTAGE, HORSELL BIRCH, WOKING, GU21 4XP - £625,000

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

SWINTON COTTAGE is a large extended detached house of 172m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949. It was last sold for £625,000 in November 2015, which was around 20% below the average November 2015 detached price in the Woking local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2011, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

SWINTON COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SWINTON 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 Woking local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two SWINTON 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
2015 24 NOV	£625,000	£782,473	20% below HPI
1999 16 DEC	£245,000	£277,683	12% below HPI

SWINTON COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Woking local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two SWINTON COTTAGE sales from December 1999 and November 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 December 1999 sale was for 12% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 12% below the HPI over time, until the November 2015 sale, where it falls to 20% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 20% below the HPI.

What might SWINTON COTTAGE be worth now?

SWINTON COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £741,772.

This is based on house price inflation of 18.7%, between November 2015 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Woking local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 18.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SWINTON COTTAGE of £625,000 on 24th November 2015. For the value to have increased from £625,000 to £741,772 over the eight years and eleven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SWINTON COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Woking local authority area.
• The November 2015 sale price of £625,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SWINTON COTTAGE has not materially changed since November 2015.

How Large is SWINTON COTTAGE?

SWINTON COTTAGE is 172m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2011. This puts it in the largest 30% of detached houses houses in Woking, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Woking, and where SWINTON COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 71% of detached houses houses are smaller than SWINTON COTTAGE, and 29% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Woking.

SWINTON COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

SWINTON COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.137 of an acre, or 556m². The below map shows the location of SWINTON 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 SWINTON 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 SWINTON COTTAGE?

SWINTON COTTAGE is located on HORSELL BIRCH in WOKING, in the GU21 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SWINTON COTTAGE on HORSELL BIRCH.