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Get startedThe Retreat is a detached house in Hooe, Battle, Battle (TN33 9HS). It has a recorded floor area of 206 m² (around 2217 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in December 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 5.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 37.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 206 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £815,000 in April 2024.
The Retreat's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
The Retreat has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY SIDE EXTENSION AND ASSOCIATED ALTERATIONS
The Retreat valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£780,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.1% per year over 12 years.
£815,000
Growth on file: 5.1% per year over 12 years.
On floor area, The Retreat stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
44 (E)
Street avg 48 (E)
Floor Area
206 m²
Street avg 106 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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
0.3 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Solar water heating installed
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Extension: Rear of property
TWO STOREY PITCHED ROOF EXTENSION TO REAR
1 more application for this property
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15 April 2024Most recent
£815,000
+83.1%over 12 years6 January 2012
£445,000
Median price across the last 4 sales in TN33 9HS: £362,500 (2022–1998).
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
TN33 9DP
The Red Lion — bus stop.
Closest school
1.9 km
Ninfield Church of England Primary School. 1 school nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.4dB
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