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Get startedOld School Cottage is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Sedlescombe, Battle, Battle (TN33 0QN). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. The latest certificate (August 2012) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since June 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 7.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £336,000 is 13.9% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 125.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 years since the last transfer (July 2016). Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 80% of similar EPCs). One historical planning record sits against the property in 2021.
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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Aug 2022
Proposed detached single garage.
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1997.
£336,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 19 years.
£295,000
Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 19 years.
EPC Rating for Old School Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,214
Street avg £3,668
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.8dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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1 July 2016Most recent
£295,000
+18.0%over 2 years25 July 2013
£250,000
+6.4%over 2 years10 August 2010
£235,000
+4.4%over 3 years23 July 2007
£225,000
+4.7%over 8 months24 November 2006
£215,000
+28.0%over 4 years19 July 2002
£168,000
+124.0%over 5 years22 May 1997
£75,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN33 0QN: £250,000 (2024–2010).
1 Suntrap Cottages The Street Sedlescombe Battle
Sold Sept 2024
2 Suntrap Cottages The Street Sedlescombe Battle
Sold Jun 2014
1 School Terrace The Street Sedlescombe Battle
Sold Mar 2013
2 School Terrace The Street Sedlescombe Battle
Sold Jun 2012
Masters Cottage The Street Sedlescombe Battle
Sold Oct 2007
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
TN33 0JE
Balcombe Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Sedlescombe Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.0dB
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