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Get startedThorn Cottage is a semi-detached house in Cowbeech, Hailsham, Hailsham (BN27 4JA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2015) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on lpg. The latest certificate is from February 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.6% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£487/sq ft) was about 81.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 124 m² it sits well below the postcode median (226 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Most recent transfer: January 2024 at £650,000.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Feb 2025
Price for Thorn Cottage has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£640,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 27 years.
£650,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 27 years.
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Floor Area for Thorn Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,242
Street avg £3,788
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 227 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
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
1.1 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.5dB

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26 January 2024Most recent
£650,000
+39.0%over 5 years9 May 2018
£467,500
+23.5%over 10 years1 August 2007
£378,500
+54.5%over 4 years9 August 2002
£245,000
+113.0%over 5 years10 January 1997
£115,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN27 4JA: £937,500 (2025–2018).
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Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 11.6 t/year
Chilsham Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
2.0 km
Herstmonceux Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.9dB