Holly Cottage, Bures
Holly Cottage, Bures
Description & Estimates
Holly Cottage, Bures is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 754 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 386 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 2 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Holly Cottage, Bures is £470,528 and its rental estimate is £1,499 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Alphamstone Road, Lamarsh, Bures, CO8 falls within the CO8 postal district, in the borough of Braintree.
Our Data Sources
Holly Cottage, Bures has 41 entries in the Land Registry , most recently in December 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated October 2009.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 3 out of 5 and is considered of medium accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For Holly Cottage, Bures, we estimate a market value of £494,055 and a rental value of £1,574 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £437,591 and £1,394 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Holly Cottage, Bures has seen its estimated sale value fall by £10,542 (2.2%) and its estimated rental value move up by £27 per month (1.8%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 3.8%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Holly Cottage, Bures as measuring 386 m2.
That makes it the 16th largest plot in the postcode, where 17 of the 19 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Holly Cottage, Bures has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 26 Oct 2009.
The property is connected to mains gas and has partial double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Holly Cottage, Bures completed on 15th December 2017 at £385,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 the property has sold 4 times.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 20.0% over the period since December 2017.
- Sold Dec 2017£385,000
- Sold Feb 2010£350,000
- Sold Mar 2004£290,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Holly Cottage, Bures have sold within a radius of 4.2 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 21st September 2018, was 2 Croft Cottages, Sudbury Road, Bures, CO8 5JN, a freehold house which sold for £200,000.
Read more about house prices in CO8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 22 addresses on Alphamstone Road, Lamarsh, Bures, CO8, Holly Cottage, Bures comes out as the 21st largest and the 18th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £27k more expensive than the average property across the CO8 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.6kmBures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 3.9kmSt John the Baptist Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Pebmarsh
- 4.3kmWells Hall Primary School
- 4.3kmThomas Gainsborough School
- 6.8kmOrmiston Sudbury Academy
- 8.4kmThe Ramsey Academy, Halstead
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Public Transport Nearby
From Holly Cottage, Bures, the nearest station is Bures, 2.2 kilometres away.
- 2.2kmBures
- 5.6kmSudbury (Suffolk)
- 6.8kmChappel & Wakes Colne
Available Internet Speeds
Internet coverage here is poor, based on recent Ofcom data, and connectivity may be weak or unavailable.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Slow/none broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated medium, based on Environment Agency data.
