TREE TOPS, PARK ROAD, WETHERDEN, STOWMARKET, IP14 3JS - £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

TREE TOPS is a very small extended detached house of 69m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £295,512. It was last sold for £160,000 in August 2009, which was around 33% below the average August 2009 detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2018, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

TREE TOPS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for TREE TOPS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three TREE TOPS 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
2009 28 AUG	£160,000	£238,865	33% below HPI
2005 14 JUN	£185,000	£235,432	21% below HPI
1998 14 JUL	£63,000	£97,975	36% below HPI

TREE TOPS Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The three TREE TOPS sales between July 1998 and August 2009 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 June 2005 sale was for 21% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 21% below the HPI over time, until the August 2009 sale, where it falls to 33% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 33% below the HPI.

What might TREE TOPS be worth now?

TREE TOPS might now be worth an estimated £295,512.

This is based on house price inflation of 84.7%, between August 2009 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Mid Suffolk local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 84.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for TREE TOPS of £160,000 on 28th August 2009. For the value to have increased from £160,000 to £295,512 over the fourteen years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of TREE TOPS has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Mid Suffolk local authority area.
• The August 2009 sale price of £160,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of TREE TOPS has not materially changed since August 2009.

How Large is TREE TOPS?

TREE TOPS is 69m², which includes one extension, according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2018. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Wetherden, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Wetherden, and where TREE TOPS lies on this distribution: 3% of detached houses houses are smaller than TREE TOPS, and 97% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Wetherden.

TREE TOPS: Plot and Title Map

TREE TOPS sits on a plot of roughly 0.149 of an acre, or 602m². The below map shows the location of TREE TOPS, 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 TREE TOPS). 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 TREE TOPS?

TREE TOPS is located on PARK ROAD in WETHERDEN, in the IP14 postcode district. The below map shows the position of TREE TOPS on PARK ROAD.