12 Battle Road, Hailsham, BN27 1DS

12 Battle Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Hailsham (BN27 1DS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since October 2012. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since May 1998, a hold of 28 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (83 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £341,000 sits 326.3% above the 1998 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£64/sq ft) was about 65.8% below the postcode norm.