Laurel Cottage, Halstead
Laurel Cottage, Halstead
Description & Estimates
Laurel Cottage, Halstead is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,356 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 448 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of Laurel Cottage, Halstead is £430,508 and its rental estimate is £1,460 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Sudbury Road, Gestingthorpe, Halstead, CO9 falls within the CO9 postal district, in the borough of Braintree.
Our Data Sources
Laurel Cottage, Halstead has a single entry in the Land Registry from October 2015 and a single entry in the EPC database dated May 2015.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low 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 Laurel Cottage, Halstead, we estimate a market value of £452,034 and a rental value of £1,533 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £400,373 and £1,358 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, Laurel Cottage, Halstead has seen its estimated sale value decrease by £10,752 (2.5%) and its estimated rental value grow by £29 per month (2.0%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.1%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for Laurel Cottage, Halstead as measuring 448 m2.
That makes it the 4th largest plot in the postcode, where 4 of the 6 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
Laurel Cottage, Halstead has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of G. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 20 May 2015.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has single glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, LPG.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of Laurel Cottage, Halstead completed on 20th October 2015 at £320,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 16.6% over the period since October 2015.
- Sold Oct 2015£320,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to Laurel Cottage, Halstead have sold within a radius of 4.9 kilometres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 31st August 2023, was Orford House, Church Street, Halstead, CO9 3BA, a freehold house which sold for £585,000.
Read more about house prices in CO9.
- Sold Aug 2023£585,000 | 4 Bed HouseOrford House, Church Street, Halstead, CO9 3BAOrford House, Church Street, Halstead, CO9 3BA
- Sold Jan 2020£415,000 | 4 Bed HouseFairways, Sudbury Road, Halstead, CO9 3BGFairways, Sudbury Road, Halstead, CO9 3BG
- Sold Feb 2008£248,500 | 4 Bed HousePot Cottage North, Pot Kiln Chase, Halstead, CO9 3BHPot Cottage North, Pot Kiln Chase, Halstead, CO9 3BH
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 92 addresses on Sudbury Road, Gestingthorpe, Halstead, CO9, Laurel Cottage, Halstead comes out as the 36th largest and the 36th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £78k more expensive than the average property across the CO9 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 2.9kmSt Andrew's Bulmer Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- 4.2kmBelchamp St Paul Church of England Primary School
- 4.5kmSt Giles' Church of England Primary School
- 5.6kmHedingham School and Sixth Form
- 6.5kmOrmiston Sudbury Academy
- 7.2kmThomas Gainsborough School
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Public Transport Nearby
From Laurel Cottage, Halstead, the nearest station is Sudbury (Suffolk), 6.2 kilometres away.
- 6.2kmSudbury (Suffolk)
- 9.8kmBures
- 12.8kmChappel & Wakes Colne
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
