THE COTTAGE, LOWER STREET, CLEOBURY MORTIMER, KIDDERMINSTER, DY14 8AL - £160,000

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

THE COTTAGE is a very small semi-detached house of 63m², built sometime between 1983 and 1990, which could now be worth an estimated £260,606. It was last sold for £160,000 in May 2006, which was about the average May 2006 semi-detached price in the Shropshire local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was July 2021, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

THE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for THE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Shropshire local authority area for the corresponding sale date. One of the two THE COTTAGE sales was roughly equal to the average price, whilst the other was 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
2006 26 MAY	£160,000	£160,022	Close to HPI
1996 11 OCT	£50,500	£52,045	3% below HPI

THE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Shropshire local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two THE COTTAGE sales from October 1996 and May 2006 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 October 1996 sale was for 3% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 3% below the HPI over time, until the May 2006 sale, where it rises to roughly the same level as the HPI. The line then continues to track in line with the HPI.

What might THE COTTAGE be worth now?

THE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £260,606.

This is based on house price inflation of 62.9%, between May 2006 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Shropshire local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 62.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for THE COTTAGE of £160,000 on 26th May 2006. For the value to have increased from £160,000 to £260,606 over the nineteen years and three months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of THE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Shropshire local authority area.
• The May 2006 sale price of £160,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of THE COTTAGE has not materially changed since May 2006.

How Large is THE COTTAGE?

THE COTTAGE is 63m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in July 2021. This puts it in the smallest 10% of semi-detached houses houses in Cleobury Mortimer, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Cleobury Mortimer, and where THE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 7% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than THE COTTAGE, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Cleobury Mortimer.

THE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

THE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.050 of an acre, or 204m². The below map shows the location of THE 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 THE 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 THE COTTAGE?

THE COTTAGE is located on LOWER STREET in CLEOBURY MORTIMER, in the DY14 postcode district. The below map shows the position of THE COTTAGE on LOWER STREET.