WILLOW COTTAGE, ASHFIELD ROAD, ELMSWELL, BURY ST EDMUNDS, IP30 9HG - £305,000

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

WILLOW COTTAGE is a small extended detached house of 105m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £349,384. It was last sold for £305,000 in September 2018, which was around 21% below the average September 2018 detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was March 2014, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was D.

WILLOW COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows seven sales for WILLOW COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the seven sales, along with the average detached price in the Mid Suffolk local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Most of the seven WILLOW 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
2018 14 SEP	£305,000	£385,127	21% below HPI
2014 24 OCT	£250,000	£299,769	17% below HPI
2007 9 MAR	£220,000	£266,862	18% below HPI
2000 18 APR	£135,000	£121,385	11% above HPI
1996 27 SEP	£76,325	£82,026	7% below HPI
1995 5 MAY	£70,000	£78,355	11% below HPI
1995 6 JAN	£40,000	£81,647	51% below HPI

WILLOW COTTAGE 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 seven WILLOW COTTAGE sales between January 1995 and September 2018 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 2014 sale was for 17% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 17% below the HPI over time, until the September 2018 sale, where it falls to 21% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 21% below the HPI.

What might WILLOW COTTAGE be worth now?

WILLOW COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £349,384.

This is based on house price inflation of 14.6%, between September 2018 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 14.6% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for WILLOW COTTAGE of £305,000 on 14th September 2018. For the value to have increased from £305,000 to £349,384 over the five years and nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of WILLOW COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Mid Suffolk local authority area.
• The September 2018 sale price of £305,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of WILLOW COTTAGE has not materially changed since September 2018.

How Large is WILLOW COTTAGE?

WILLOW COTTAGE is 105m², which includes four extensions, according to the EPC inspection conducted in March 2014. This puts it in the smallest 40% of detached houses houses in Elmswell, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Elmswell, and where WILLOW COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 33% of detached houses houses are smaller than WILLOW COTTAGE, and 67% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Elmswell.

WILLOW COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

WILLOW COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.084 of an acre, or 339m². The below map shows the location of WILLOW 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 WILLOW 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 WILLOW COTTAGE?

WILLOW COTTAGE is located on ASHFIELD ROAD in ELMSWELL, in the IP30 postcode district. The below map shows the position of WILLOW COTTAGE on ASHFIELD ROAD.