Terraced

12 MAGDALEN ROAD

BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SB

£418,000

Location

Map view View on Google Maps View on OpenStreetMap Street View TN40 1SB

Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Magdalen Road (E-bound)	0.0 miles
Shop	Bexhill Ticket Office	0.1 miles
Train station	Bexhill	0.2 miles
Hospital	Woodlands Centre for Acute Care	4.8 miles
University	University of Brighton Eastbourne Campus	11.1 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bathrooms

Floor area

235 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£418,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£1,779/m²

Local average

£296,425 (20 sales)

Street crime

208 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: E

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 10/04/2025

Expiry date: 09/04/2035

Current heating cost: £2,847/year

Potential heating cost: £1,781/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £11,755

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

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£100 - £350)
Cavity wall insulation (£500 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
Draughtproof single-glazed windows (£80 - £120)
Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£30)
Replace single glazed windows with low-E double glazing (£3,300 - £6,500)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	28/04/2026	£418,000	Terraced	—	£408,220 to July 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	£418,000
listed	20/03/2025	£450,000

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
BAYEUX COURT 5 MIDDLESEX ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1LU	£220,000	14/01/2022	Terraced
16 MAGDALEN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SB	£485,000	15/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £352,500 (2 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 0.9%

10y growth 40.7%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Rother. Series: Terraced. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 1.3%

5y (index) 12.4%

10y (index) 38.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,048/mo

Realistic £1,164/mo

Optimistic £1,280/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Rother.

LHA (30th percentile) 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
1 Bed Flat, Wilton Road, TN40	£1,100/mo	1	0.3 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,100/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.26%

Max investor price (0.8%) £137,500

Target investor price (1%) £110,000

Gross yield 3.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 31.7×

Monthly cashflow £-681/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.7%

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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

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

Plot: ~472 m² (0.12 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	72
Anti-social behaviour	59
Public order	21
Shoplifting	21
Criminal damage and arson	8
Other theft	8
Burglary	5
Vehicle crime	5
Drugs	4
Other crime	3
Possession of weapons	1
Robbery	1
Total incidents	208

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Outstanding — 4 Sep 2015
St Richard's Catholic College	Secondary	0.4 miles	Good — 11 Jan 2022
Chantry Community Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 17 Nov 2017
The Workplace	Other	0.6 miles	Requires improvement — 16 Oct 2023
Bexhill College	Other	0.7 miles	— (No rating)

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
05/02/2023	19/12/2022	1	1

# 12 MAGDALEN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SB

## Property details

- Slug: `ed95a7c` (address key hash: `ed95a7c05ad5cb6e5e5b1fde84d946530dfb145e`)
- Postcode: TN40 1SB
- Transactions on record: 1

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 235 m²
- EPC rating: E
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £418,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £1,779/m²
- Local average: £296,425 (20 sales)
- Street crime: 208 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £418,000
- Date: 2026-04-28
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** E
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 09/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £2,847/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £11,755

### Recommendations
- A (£100 - £350)
- B (£500 - £1,500)
- W1 (£800 - £1,200)
- D (£80 - £120)
- E (£30)
- O (£3,300 - £6,500)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/3335-3024-7400-0130-9292)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-28 | £418,000 | Terraced | — | £408,220 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/559c5ad5-06e3-afe3-e063-4804a8c004a4) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 MAGDALEN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SB | £418,000 | 28/04/2026 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [159669527](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/30ac61f)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £418,000 |
| listed | 2025-03-20 | £450,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| BAYEUX COURT 5 MIDDLESEX ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1LU | £220,000 | 14/01/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 MAGDALEN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SB | £485,000 | 15/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £352,500 (2 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 0.9%
- **10y growth:** 40.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Rother; Terraced series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 1.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 12.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 38.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,048/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,164/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,280/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 |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Wilton Road, TN40 | £1,100/mo | 1 | 0.3 miles | OpenRent |

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

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (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:** 3.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 31.7×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-681/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.7%

*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 | 72 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 59 |
| Public order | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 8 |
| Other theft | 8 |
| Burglary | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Drugs | 4 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **208** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Outstanding — 4 Sep 2015 |
| St Richard's Catholic College | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Jan 2022 |
| Chantry Community Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 17 Nov 2017 |
| The Workplace | Other | 0.6 miles | Requires improvement — 16 Oct 2023 |
| Bexhill College | Other | 0.7 miles | — (No rating) |

## FENSA Certificates

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

### FENSA Certificate #15602210
- **Address:** 12 Magdalen Road, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, TN40 1SB
- **Certificate Issued:** 05/02/2023
- **Work Completed:** 19/12/2022
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)