WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, BIRCH STREET, BIRCH, COLCHESTER, CO2 0NW - £370,000

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WALNUT TREE COTTAGE is a very small semi-detached house of 90m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £406,559. It was last sold for £370,000 in September 2021, which was around 23% above the average September 2021 semi-detached price in the Colchester local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was November 2008, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows five sales for WALNUT TREE COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the five sales, along with the average semi-detached price in the Colchester local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the five WALNUT TREE COTTAGE sales were for above 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
2021 2 SEP	£370,000	£301,450	23% above HPI
2018 30 NOV	£300,000	£281,259	7% above HPI
2006 8 JUN	£235,000	£185,888	26% above HPI
1999 30 SEP	£95,000	£75,098	27% above HPI
1997 31 JAN	£64,000	£57,204	12% above HPI

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average semi-detached house price in the Colchester local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The five WALNUT TREE COTTAGE sales between January 1997 and September 2021 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 November 2018 sale was for 7% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 7% above the HPI over time, until the September 2021 sale, where it rises to 23% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 23% above the HPI.

What might WALNUT TREE COTTAGE be worth now?

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £406,559.

This is based on house price inflation of 9.9%, between September 2021 and February 2025, for semi-detached houses, in the Colchester local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 9.9% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for WALNUT TREE COTTAGE of £370,000 on 2nd September 2021. For the value to have increased from £370,000 to £406,559 over the four years and seven months to February 2025, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of WALNUT TREE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for semi-detached houses in the Colchester local authority area.
• The September 2021 sale price of £370,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of WALNUT TREE COTTAGE has not materially changed since September 2021.

How Large is WALNUT TREE COTTAGE?

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE is 90m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in November 2008. This puts it in the smallest 20% of semi-detached houses houses in Birch Green, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of semi-detached houses houses by size in Birch Green, and where WALNUT TREE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 11% of semi-detached houses houses are smaller than WALNUT TREE COTTAGE, and 89% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Birch Green.

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.104 of an acre, or 421m². The below map shows the location of WALNUT TREE 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 WALNUT TREE 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 WALNUT TREE COTTAGE?

WALNUT TREE COTTAGE is located on BIRCH STREET in BIRCH, in the CO2 postcode district. The below map shows the position of WALNUT TREE COTTAGE on BIRCH STREET.