Detached

UPLANDS NETHERFIELD HILL

BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN33 0LH

£400,000

Location

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Bus stop Virgin's Lane 0.7 miles
Shop Haine & Son 1.1 miles
Train station Battle 1.7 miles
Hospital Woodlands Centre for Acute Care 5.2 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

3

Bathrooms

2

Floor area

122 m²

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£400,000 Jun 2026

Price per m²

£3,279/m²

Local average

£564,059 (16 sales)

Street crime

5 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 28/02/2025

Expiry date: 27/02/2035

Current heating cost: £1,216/year

Potential heating cost: £1,061/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,555

Recommendations

  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)
  • Low energy lighting for all fixed outlets (£55)
  • Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
  • 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 12/06/2026 £400,000 Detached — £390,956 to July 2026 View transaction

Sold comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
ROSEBANK NETHERFIELD HILL, BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN33 0LH £550,000 31/03/2025 Detached
CAPRICE NETHERFIELD HILL, BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN33 0LQ £445,000 19/10/2022 Detached
THE BEECHES NETHERFIELD HILL, BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN33 0LH £1,100,000 17/06/2022 Detached
NETHERCOTE NETHERFIELD HILL, BATTLE, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN33 0LH £835,000 04/03/2022 Detached

Area average: £732,500 (4 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 -5.9%
10y growth 11.3%

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

1y (index) 1.1%
5y (index) 13.8%
10y (index) 38%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,049/mo
Realistic £1,165/mo
Optimistic £1,282/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Rother.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title Rent Beds Distance As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Caldbec Hill, TN33 £1,150/mo 2 0.96 miles OpenRent
4 Bed Detached House, Battle Gates, TN33 £1,950/mo 4 0.96 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Windgrove Cottages, TN33 £1,500/mo 2 0.98 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Tollgates House, TN33 £975/mo 2 1.02 miles OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Tollgates House, TN33 £975/mo 2 1.04 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £1,310/mo (5 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.29%
Max investor price (0.8%) £143,750
Target investor price (1%) £115,000
Gross yield 3.5%
Cost-to-rent ratio 29×
Monthly cashflow £-565/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI -5.8%
  • 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: ~553 m² (0.14 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category Count
Anti-social behaviour 3
Other theft 1
Vehicle crime 1
Total incidents 5

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
Claverham Community College Secondary 1.1 miles Good — 20 Nov 2018
Battle and Langton Church of England Primary School Primary 1.1 miles Good — 17 Dec 2015
Battle Abbey School Other 1.4 miles — (No rating)
Netherfield CofE Primary School Primary 1.7 miles Outstanding — 20 Mar 2019
ISP School Other 2.1 miles Good — 14 Dec 2022

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