# 46 SANDWICH DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XJ

## Property details

- Slug: `a7ae83b` (address key hash: `a7ae83b918af7933dfe19ea4d6c5b7e26fa9d1ac`)
- Postcode: TN38 0XJ
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Floor area: 84 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £300,000 May 2026
- Price per m²: £3,571/m²
- Local average: £368,210 (33 sales)
- Street crime: 379 incidents within 1 mile (Jul 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £300,000
- Date: 2026-05-15
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 14/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £759/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2140-5609-9060-8006-5691)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-15 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | +15.4% | £298,333 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/5340b1c5-52f0-8052-e063-4804a8c06ee4) |
| Sold | 2016-03-17 | £260,000 | Semi-detached | — | £362,461 (to June 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/2fd36065-6de1-4bf8-e050-a8c0620562b1) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 46 SANDWICH DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XJ | £300,000 | 15/05/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 46 SANDWICH DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XJ | £260,000 | 17/03/2016 | Semi-detached |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 36 SANDWICH DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XJ | £312,000 | 20/02/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 18 BURHILL WAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XP | £420,000 | 23/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 28 MUIRFIELD RISE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XL | £250,000 | 12/12/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 46 GLENEAGLES DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0EH | £255,000 | 12/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 38 GLENEAGLES DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0EH | £250,000 | 31/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 21 MUIRFIELD RISE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XL | £270,000 | 31/01/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 39 WENTWORTH WAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XG | £274,000 | 01/12/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 25 THE FAIRWAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0UT | £280,000 | 30/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 1 ADDINGTON CLOSE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0PW | £370,000 | 27/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 8 LYTHAM CLOSE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XE | £257,500 | 26/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 41 SANDWICH DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XJ | £320,000 | 31/07/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 14 WENTWORTH WAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XG | £277,500 | 18/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 100 COLLINSWOOD DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0NX | £400,000 | 18/05/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 LYTHAM CLOSE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XE | £300,000 | 22/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 30 THE LINKS, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0UW | £345,000 | 02/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 THE LINKS, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0UW | £320,000 | 01/12/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 57 WENTWORTH WAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0XG | £343,000 | 14/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 34 GLENEAGLES DRIVE, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0EH | £415,000 | 04/11/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 THE FAIRWAY, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0UT | £278,000 | 30/09/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 75 FERN ROAD, ST LEONARDS-ON-SEA, HASTINGS, EAST SUSSEX, TN38 0UP | £305,000 | 11/07/2022 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £312,100 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -4.4%
- **10y growth:** 53.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Hastings; Semi-detached series; as of June 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 4.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 40.5%

## 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 Sussex East (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 6 Bed Terraced House, Cloudesley Road, TN37 | £2,700/mo | 6 | 0.81 miles | OpenRent |
| 6 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cloudesley Road, TN37 | £2,700/mo | 6 | 0.81 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, London Road, TN37 | £850/mo | 1 | 0.87 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,083/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.9% (okay)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £337,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £270,000

*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 £2,700/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 10.8%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 9.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £1,224/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 16.9%

*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 | 118 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 84 |
| Vehicle crime | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 28 |
| Public order | 28 |
| Other theft | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Burglary | 11 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Other crime | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **379** |

*Within 1 mile during Jul 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| West St Leonards Primary Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 16 Nov 2016 |
| Saxon Mount School | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 29 Nov 2017 |
| St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 24 Nov 2021 |
| The St Leonards Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Requires improvement — 21 Sep 2022 |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy | Primary | 0.8 miles | Good — 17 Apr 2015 |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #16815345
- **Address:** 46 Sandwich Drive, ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA, TN38 0XJ
- **Certificate Issued:** 25/05/2025
- **Work Completed:** 25/04/2025
- **Items:** 3 window(s), 2 door(s)