4 Forge Cottages, The Green, Sedlescombe, Battle, TN33 0QA

4 Forge Cottages is a two-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Sedlescombe, Battle, Battle (TN33 0QA). It has a recorded floor area of 62 m² (around 667 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since November 2011. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump.

Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.8% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£517/sq ft) was about 146.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 62 m² it sits well below the postcode median (162 m² across 6 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold November 2022 for £345,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 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 2023.