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Get started2 Candle Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Hailsham (BN27 2AP). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2011. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 3.2% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£509/sq ft) was about 68.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 42 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (53 m² median across 11 EPCs). Most recent transfer: October 2022 at £230,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
A new windows application was refused at 2 Candle Cottages in 2023.
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
RETROSPECTIVE APPLICATION FOR A SINGLE STOREY KITCHEN EXTENSION AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY
2 Candle Cottages changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.
£241,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.2% per year over 16 years.
£230,000
Growth on file: 3.2% per year over 16 years.
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2 Candle Cottages is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,476
Street avg £3,677
Floor Area
42 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Vicarage Road — bus stop.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.5dB

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Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
RETROSPECTIVE PERMISSION FOR SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION
1 more application for this property
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20 October 2022Most recent
£230,000
+3.1%over 1 year28 June 2021
£223,000
+59.3%over 14 years15 February 2007
£140,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN27 2AP: £240,000 (2025–2019).
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Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
BN27 2AP
Closest school
0.4 km
White House Academy. 6 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.4dB