Detached 2 sales on record

FIR TREES KINGSTON RIDGE

KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JU

£1,237,500

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Kingston Ridge	0.4 miles
Shop	Leicester Road Stores	1.4 miles
Train station	Lewes	1.9 miles
University	Richmond AS03 Lecture Theatre	2.6 miles
Hospital	Eye Hospital	4.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

234 m²

EPC rating

Last sold

£1,237,500 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£5,288/m²

Local average

£1,089,000 (12 sales)

Street crime

8 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

This certificate expired on 22/04/2024. A new EPC may be required before the property can be marketed or let.

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 23/04/2014

Expiry date: 22/04/2024 (expired)

Current heating cost: £1,879/year

Potential heating cost: £1,019/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £15,150

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Room-in-roof insulation (£1,500 - £2,700)
50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
Floor insulation (£800 - £1,200)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£50)
Upgrade heating controls (£350 - £450)
Replace boiler with new condensing boiler (£2,200 - £3,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/03/2026	£1,237,500	Detached	+17.9%	£1,249,399 to May 2026	View transaction
Sold	31/08/2021	£1,050,000	Detached	—	£1,109,899 to May 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£1,237,500
listed	19/06/2025	£1,350,000
sold	01/01/2021	£1,050,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
3 MONCKTON WAY, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LD	£565,000	20/03/2023	Detached
WELL BARR CHURCH LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LW	£910,000	07/10/2022	Detached
7 CORDONS, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LQ	£825,000	14/06/2022	Detached
JUGGS CORNER COTTAGE ASHCOMBE LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JY	£1,150,000	12/05/2022	Detached
1 RIDGEWAY PADDOCK, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LA	£825,000	29/04/2022	Detached
BEN ALLEN ASHCOMBE LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JY	£900,000	23/09/2021	Detached

Area average: £862,500 (6 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 46.2%

10y growth 52.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Lewes. Series: Detached. As of May 2026.

1y (index) 3.2%

5y (index) 11.3%

10y (index) 24.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Lewes. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,191/mo

Realistic £1,323/mo

Optimistic £1,455/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Lewes.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for South East Herts: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

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Rent-driven metrics

Based on Area rent estimate.

Rent ratio 0.11%

Max investor price (0.8%) £165,375

Target investor price (1%) £132,300

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~1,936 m² (0.48 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	4
Anti-social behaviour	2
Other crime	1
Vehicle crime	1
Total incidents	8

Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 7 Mar 2019
Owlswick School	Other	0.9 miles	Good — 12 Nov 2023
Western Road Community Primary School	Primary	1.5 miles	Good — 23 Apr 2012
Southover CofE Primary School	Primary	1.5 miles	Good — 18 Oct 2013
Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School	Primary	1.6 miles	Good — 13 Nov 2022

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# FIR TREES KINGSTON RIDGE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JU

## Property details

- Slug: `bd23aa4` (address key hash: `bd23aa4a3012de41e1275ca59a711e3708f84fab`)
- Postcode: BN7 3JU
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 5
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 234 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Last sold: £1,237,500 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £5,288/m²
- Local average: £1,089,000 (12 sales)
- Street crime: 8 incidents within 1 mile (Jun 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £1,237,500
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 22/04/2024 — **EXPIRED** (no longer valid for marketing or letting)
- **Current heating cost:** £1,879/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £15,150

### Recommendations
- A3 (£1,500 - £2,700)
- Q (£4,000 - £14,000)
- W (£800 - £1,200)
- E (£50)
- G (£350 - £450)
- I (£2,200 - £3,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2978-1073-7214-2524-4970)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £1,237,500 | Detached | +17.9% | £1,249,399 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-ef33-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2021-08-31 | £1,050,000 | Detached | — | £1,109,899 (to May 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/d707e535-205c-0ad9-e053-6b04a8c067cc) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| FIR TREES KINGSTON RIDGE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JU | £1,237,500 | 23/03/2026 | Detached |
| FIR TREES KINGSTON RIDGE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JU | £1,050,000 | 31/08/2021 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [163546424](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/0e0be79)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £1,237,500 |
| listed | 2025-06-19 | £1,350,000 |
| sold | 2021-01-01 | £1,050,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 3 MONCKTON WAY, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LD | £565,000 | 20/03/2023 | Detached |
| WELL BARR CHURCH LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LW | £910,000 | 07/10/2022 | Detached |
| 7 CORDONS, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LQ | £825,000 | 14/06/2022 | Detached |
| JUGGS CORNER COTTAGE ASHCOMBE LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JY | £1,150,000 | 12/05/2022 | Detached |
| 1 RIDGEWAY PADDOCK, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3LA | £825,000 | 29/04/2022 | Detached |
| BEN ALLEN ASHCOMBE LANE, KINGSTON, LEWES, EAST SUSSEX, BN7 3JY | £900,000 | 23/09/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £862,500 (6 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 46.2%
- **10y growth:** 52.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Lewes; Detached series; as of May 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.2%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 24.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Lewes). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,191/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,323/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,455/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for South East Herts (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.11% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £165,375
- **Target investor price (1%):** £132,300

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on Area rent estimate.*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **8** |

*Within 1 mile during Jun 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Iford and Kingston Church of England Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 7 Mar 2019 |
| Owlswick School | Other | 0.9 miles | Good — 12 Nov 2023 |
| Western Road Community Primary School | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 23 Apr 2012 |
| Southover CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.5 miles | Good — 18 Oct 2013 |
| Wallands Community Primary and Nursery School | Primary | 1.6 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |