Flats/Maisonettes 6 sales on record

31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE

HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ

£195,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Hughenden Court	0.2 miles
Shop	Matylda	0.3 miles
Train station	Ore	0.4 miles
Hospital	Unknown	9.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Leasehold

Property type

Flat

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

66 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1930-1949

Last sold

£195,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,955/m²

Local average

£142,355 (46 sales)

Street crime

584 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 14/02/2020

Expiry date: 13/02/2030

Current heating cost: £443/year

Potential heating cost: £375/year

Recommendations

Floor insulation (suspended floor) (1,200)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	28/01/2026	£195,000	Flat	+25.8%	£192,933 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	24/11/2020	£155,000	Flat	+3.3%	£160,939 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/06/2017	£150,000	Flat	+311%	£168,000 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/09/2000	£36,500	Flat	+35.2%	£133,304 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	28/06/2000	£27,000	Flat	-15.6%	£93,719 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	10/03/2000	£32,000	Flat	—	£122,740 to April 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	£195,000
listed	26/06/2025	£199,950
sold	01/01/2020	£155,000
sold	01/01/2017	£150,000
sold	01/01/2000	£36,500
sold	01/01/2000	£27,000
sold	01/01/2000	£32,000

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
55 ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG	£145,000	08/07/2025	Flat
29 FLAT 2 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3SJ	£92,000	05/03/2025	Flat
115 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF	£190,000	20/07/2023	Flat
111 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF	£190,000	29/06/2023	Flat
113 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF	£190,000	29/06/2023	Flat
HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 8 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST	£77,000	14/03/2023	Flat
37B HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TG	£120,000	21/12/2022	Flat
31 TOP FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ	£254,999	09/12/2022	Flat
2 GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR MAISONETTE LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET	£510,250	07/11/2022	Flat
46 FLAT 4 ST HELENS PARK ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DN	£237,000	16/09/2022	Flat
HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 22 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST	£52,500	25/08/2022	Flat
HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 5 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST	£140,000	12/08/2022	Flat
5 FLAT 2 LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET	£250,000	20/06/2022	Flat
45 FIRST FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG	£100,000	13/05/2022	Flat
45 GROUND FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG	£100,000	13/05/2022	Flat
45 SECOND FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG	£100,000	13/05/2022	Flat
HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 20 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST	£115,000	03/05/2022	Flat
60 FLAT 1 ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ED	£192,000	18/03/2022	Flat
HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 6 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST	£156,000	18/03/2022	Flat
1 FLAT 1 LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET	£215,000	11/03/2022	Flat

Area average: £171,337 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Havelock Road, Hastings	£130,000	2	Flat	0.85 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -19.7%

10y growth 6.2%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Hastings. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of April 2026.

1y (index) -6.5%

5y (index) -5.5%

10y (index) 20.3%

Rental Range

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

Low £905/mo

Realistic £1,006/mo

Optimistic £1,107/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Hastings.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Southend: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Castle Gardens, TN34	£1,100/mo	2	0.91 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.56%

Max investor price (0.8%) £137,500

Target investor price (1%) £110,000

Gross yield 6.8%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14.8×

Monthly cashflow £197/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 4.2%

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).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	161
Anti-social behaviour	148
Shoplifting	56
Criminal damage and arson	43
Vehicle crime	43
Public order	38
Other theft	31
Drugs	21
Other crime	14
Possession of weapons	10
Burglary	9
Theft from the person	4
Bicycle theft	3
Robbery	3
Total incidents	584

Within 1 mile during May 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
The Baird Primary Academy	Primary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 16 Jul 2024
Ark Blacklands Primary Academy	Primary	0.4 miles	Outstanding — 30 Nov 2016
Ark Castledown Primary Academy	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 19 Jan 2022
The Flagship School	Other	0.6 miles	Inadequate — 3 Jul 2022
Torfield School	Other	0.6 miles	Outstanding — 2 Nov 2017

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
03/02/2014	13/01/2014	1	—

# 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ

## Property details

- Slug: `41a45a6` (address key hash: `41a45a62df782889e74b932bd9f66e43ec0ff167`)
- Postcode: TN34 2DJ
- Transactions on record: 6

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 66 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1930-1949
- Last sold: £195,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,955/m²
- Local average: £142,355 (46 sales)
- Street crime: 584 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £195,000
- Date: 2026-01-28
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 13/02/2030
- **Current heating cost:** £443/year

### Recommendations
- W1 (1,200)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8210-6922-8690-4554-4292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-28 | £195,000 | Flat | +25.8% | £192,933 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4c1b673f-14b3-d8ea-e063-4704a8c0bf7d) |
| Sold | 2020-11-24 | £155,000 | Flat | +3.3% | £160,939 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ba558b32-70c0-76ef-e053-6b04a8c0b4b7) |
| Sold | 2017-06-30 | £150,000 | Flat | +311% | £168,000 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/582d0636-db89-8f22-e053-6c04a8c01bac) |
| Sold | 2000-09-15 | £36,500 | Flat | +35.2% | £133,304 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/6937abcf-1201-4d80-ac34-e7618b36f9e5) |
| Sold | 2000-06-28 | £27,000 | Flat | -15.6% | £93,719 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/ba24602b-bce1-4bc1-8891-e7027d9cd850) |
| Sold | 2000-03-10 | £32,000 | Flat | — | £122,740 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/85f45240-b664-46d4-a82c-c677a9cb70f3) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £195,000 | 28/01/2026 | Flat |
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £155,000 | 24/11/2020 | Flat |
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £150,000 | 30/06/2017 | Flat |
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £36,500 | 15/09/2000 | Flat |
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £27,000 | 28/06/2000 | Flat |
| 31A ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £32,000 | 10/03/2000 | Flat |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [163813184](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/b96f460)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £195,000 |
| listed | 2025-06-26 | £199,950 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £155,000 |
| sold | 2017-01-01 | £150,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £36,500 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £27,000 |
| sold | 2000-01-01 | £32,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 55 ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG | £145,000 | 08/07/2025 | Flat |
| 29 FLAT 2 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3SJ | £92,000 | 05/03/2025 | Flat |
| 115 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF | £190,000 | 20/07/2023 | Flat |
| 111 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF | £190,000 | 29/06/2023 | Flat |
| 113 HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TF | £190,000 | 29/06/2023 | Flat |
| HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 8 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST | £77,000 | 14/03/2023 | Flat |
| 37B HUGHENDEN ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3TG | £120,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat |
| 31 TOP FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE AVENUE, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DJ | £254,999 | 09/12/2022 | Flat |
| 2 GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR MAISONETTE LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET | £510,250 | 07/11/2022 | Flat |
| 46 FLAT 4 ST HELENS PARK ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2DN | £237,000 | 16/09/2022 | Flat |
| HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 22 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST | £52,500 | 25/08/2022 | Flat |
| HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 5 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST | £140,000 | 12/08/2022 | Flat |
| 5 FLAT 2 LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET | £250,000 | 20/06/2022 | Flat |
| 45 FIRST FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG | £100,000 | 13/05/2022 | Flat |
| 45 GROUND FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG | £100,000 | 13/05/2022 | Flat |
| 45 SECOND FLOOR FLAT ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2EG | £100,000 | 13/05/2022 | Flat |
| HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 20 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST | £115,000 | 03/05/2022 | Flat |
| 60 FLAT 1 ELPHINSTONE ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ED | £192,000 | 18/03/2022 | Flat |
| HUGHENDEN COURT FLAT 6 MOUNT PLEASANT ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 3ST | £156,000 | 18/03/2022 | Flat |
| 1 FLAT 1 LATON ROAD, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN34 2ET | £215,000 | 11/03/2022 | Flat |

**Area average:** £171,337 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type and bedroom count.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Havelock Road, Hastings](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/82a7592) | £130,000 | 2 | Flat | 0.85 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -19.7%
- **10y growth:** 6.2%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Hastings; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -6.5%
- **5y growth (index):** -5.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 20.3%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £905/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,006/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,107/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Castle Gardens, TN34 | £1,100/mo | 2 | 0.91 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.56% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £137,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £110,000

*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 OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,100/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £197/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 4.2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[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 | 161 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 148 |
| Shoplifting | 56 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 43 |
| Vehicle crime | 43 |
| Public order | 38 |
| Other theft | 31 |
| Drugs | 21 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Possession of weapons | 10 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| **Total incidents** | **584** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| The Baird Primary Academy | Primary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 16 Jul 2024 |
| Ark Blacklands Primary Academy | Primary | 0.4 miles | Outstanding — 30 Nov 2016 |
| Ark Castledown Primary Academy | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 19 Jan 2022 |
| The Flagship School | Other | 0.6 miles | Inadequate — 3 Jul 2022 |
| Torfield School | Other | 0.6 miles | Outstanding — 2 Nov 2017 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #10065615
- **Address:** 31a Elphinstone Avenue, HASTINGS, TN34 2DJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 03/02/2014
- **Work Completed:** 13/01/2014
- **Items:** 1 window(s)