Croft Cottage, High Street, CM5 9AE
Croft Cottage High Street is a 139 m² / 1,496 sq ft semi-detached home in Ongar. It sold for £500,000 in September 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, that sale is roughly £541k. Recent local prices imply a broad valuation context of £582k to £770k based on its internal area. The Land Registry and EPC data was last updated 1 June 2026.
- Sale history
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£500,000 on Sep 2021
- Floor plan
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Archived estate agent floor plan for Croft Cottage, High Street.
- Internal area
- 139 square metres (1,496 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
- Price per internal area
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This property sold for £3,597 per square metre (£334 per square foot) in Sep 2021. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £3,894 per square metre (£362 per square foot) .
Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm Sep 2021 £500,000 £3,597 £541,331 £3,894 Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 139 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.
- Valuation
- The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £541,331. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Ongar are now selling for between £4,190 and £5,540 per square metre (£389 and £514 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 139 m², this implies a valuation between £582,000 and £770,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
- Bedrooms
- 4
- Type
- Semi-detached
- Council tax band
- F
- Planning ref:
- July 2017 EPF/1835/17
- Type:
- Discharge of conditions imposed on an existing application
- Status:
- Application approved
- Address:
- Croft Cottage High Street Ongar Esse
- Description:
- Application for approval of details reserved by condition 3 'external finishes' and 4 'surface water disposal' on planning application EPF/3048/16 (Two bedroom bungalow with parking, in land to rear of Croft Cottage with access from Churchill Close).
- Planning ref:
- February 2017 EPF/3048/16
- Type:
- Full and householder planning application
- Status:
- Application approved with conditions
- Address:
- Croft Cottage High Street Ongar Esse
- Description:
- Two bedroom bungalow with parking, in land to rear of Croft Cottage with access from Churchill Close.
- Summary:
- 13 November 2018 - energy performance certificate grade D
- Certificate:
- View energy certificate on GOV.UK
- Reason for EPC:
- marketed sale
- Tenure:
- Owner-occupied
- Property type:
- Semi-Detached House , has 7 habitable rooms. Estimated year built 1900 to 1929
- Area:
- 139 sqm (1,496 square foot) total internal area
- Comments:
- Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 200 mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Croft Cottage High Street is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.
- HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £541,331.
- Based on an internal area of 139 m² and recent prices in Ongar, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £582,000 to £770,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.
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