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According to the public record, Valley Green Cottage, Bures is a mid-century freehold house with 1,259 ft2 of internal area and sits on a 1,305 m2 plot.
Houses of this size in this area normally have 3 bedrooms with a garden.
Based on available information, and assuming reasonable condition, the estimated sale value for Valley Green Cottage, Bures is £507,434 and the estimated rental value is £1,573 per month.
Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 is located in the borough of Braintree within the CO8 postal district.
Valley Green Cottage, Bures has a single entry in the Land Registry from June 2020 and a single entry in the EPC database dated January 2019.
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.
Decorative condition can have a big effect on a property's value and this effect varies depending on the type, size and location of the property.
If Valley Green Cottage, Bures is in very good condition we estimate a sale value of £532,805 and a rental value of £1,651 per month.
However, if the property needs a lot of cosmetic work we estimate a sale value of £471,913 and a rental value of £1,463 per month.
Over the last 12 months the sale value of Valley Green Cottage Bures has decreased by an estimated £10,670 (2.1%) and its rental value has increased by an estimated £32 per month (2.0%), giving an expected gross yield of 3.7%.
According to data from HM Land Registry, Valley Green Cottage, Bures sits on a plot of 1305m2.
We have plot size data on 6 out of 8 other houses in the postcode and Valley Green Cottage, Bures sits on the 5th largest plot.
Valley Green Cottage, Bures has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of E. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 18 Jan 2019.
The property is not connected to mains gas and has fully double glazed windows. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, oil.
According to HM Land Registry, Valley Green Cottage, Bures was last sold on 30th June 2020 for £448,995 and was recorded as a freehold house.
The property has only had this single sale since 1995.
Since June 2020, the market for similar properties has risen 23.7%
According to the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents, there have been 3 sales of properties similar to Valley Green Cottage, Bures within a radius of 4.5 kilometres over the last 2 years.
The most recent example is 6, Hamlet Court, Bures, CO8 5BD, a freehold house which sold for £500,000 on the 28th February 2025.
Read more about house prices in CO8.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
Mount Bures, Bures, CO8 has a total of 55 addresses. According to our analysis of all the public data, Valley Green Cottage, Bures is the 40th largest and the 44th most expensive property on the street.
When compared to the postcode district it is £64k more expensive than the average property in CO8.
The closest station to Valley Green Cottage, Bures is Bures station which is 1.6 kilometres away.
According to data from the Environment Agency, the flood risk in this area is considered to be very low.
The recent census recorded whether a resident owned or rented their home.
In the area around Valley Green Cottage, Bures, 46.0% of property is privately owned outright and 25.0% is privately owned with a mortgage.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The recent census recorded the highest level of education achieved by residents in the local area.
In the area around Valley Green Cottage, Bures, 17.0% of residents are recorded as possessing school level qualifications and 29.3% as possessing degree level qualifications.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.
The most recent census in 2021 recorded the age of all UK residents.
In the area around Valley Green Cottage, Bures, the average age was 48.1 and the most common age was 57.
The graph below shows how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales
The recent census recorded whether a property was a primary or secondary home for the resident.
In the area around Valley Green Cottage, Bures, 0.8% of property was a second home.
Comparison figures for East of England and the rest of England & Wales are listed below.
The recent census recorded the number of cars registered in each household.
In the area around Valley Green Cottage, Bures, there are an average of 1.5 cars per household.
See below for how this compares to East of England and the rest of England & Wales.