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220 Railway Cottages, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0AW

Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 22
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 220 Railway Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

220 Railway Cottages is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 0AW). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an F (score 22), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in November 2019 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and roof efficiency went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and lighting dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 81% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £248,000 is 28.8% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£242/sq ft) was about 43.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £192,500 in May 2020.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

220 Railway Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Jun 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F22
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jun 2020from Nov 2019
EPC improved fromG5toF22
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Immersion

Hot water system changed

Walls
Very PoorPoor

Wall insulation improved

Roof Insulation
InsulatedWell Insulated

Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels

Low Energy Lighting
100%64%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 220 Railway Cottages, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0AW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

220 Railway Cottages has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

7applications of note in the surrounding area

Before you offer

We flagged 1 thing worth checking at 220 Railway Cottages

Independent checks surfaced things a buyer would want to understand before offering. The report explains each one in full, with the underlying data and what to ask.

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Price

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

£248,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2020)

£192,500

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 May 2020Most recent

    £192,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN38 0AW: £185,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Railway Cottages homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 220 Railway Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,601

Street avg £2,172

Above

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 83 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 4.2 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 220 Railway Cottages

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby
£14.99one-off

30-day money-back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Leonards On Sea district page.

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Cinque Ports Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

The St Leonards Academy. 11 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN38 0AW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for TN38 0AW

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for TN38 0AW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 220 Railway Cottages, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 0AW. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.