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1 planning record
About Care Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Care Cottage is a detached house in Golden Cross, Hailsham, Hailsham (BN27 3SS). It has a recorded floor area of 98 m² (around 1055 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2021) shows an F (score 38), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to D (score 66), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £566,000 is 14.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£469/sq ft) was about 92.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £495,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2022.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Care Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F38
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Care Cottage, Chalvington Road, Golden Cross, Hailsham, BN27 3SS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
- Mar 2022ExtensionOutlinePlanning Permission Not Required
PROPOSED FLAT ROOF DORMER TO REAR ELEVATION. REDUCE KITCHEN ROOF FROM PITCHED TO FLAT AND REVISIONS TO FENESTRATION. EXISTING OUTBUILDINGS TO REMAIN AND ARE UNAFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£566,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£495,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Launch offer · 33% off
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Versus other Chalvington Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Years Held for Care Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,051
Street avg £3,441
Floor Area
98 m²
Street avg 108 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Hailsham district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN27 3SS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 17 points of interest in total.
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