# 3 bedroom semi-detached house for sale (TN40 1NS) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 2A, LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, EAST SUSSEX TN40 1NS | | Price | £399,950 | | Bedrooms | 3 | | Bathrooms | 2 | | Council tax | D | | Last sold | £395,000 Oct 2025 | ## Description Abbott and Abbott Estate Agents offer for sale, with no onward chain, this beautifully presented end of terrace town house, situated in a charming road of individual properties only yards from the seafront and just half a mile from the town centre shops. Offering bright and versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, the property provides three bedrooms - the main bedroom with en suite shower room, a south-facing lounge providing access onto a south balcony, a good size kitchen/breakfast room with contemporary units and, outside, a wide driveway, integral garage and a pretty, easily maintained rear garden. Gas central heating is installed, with a recently (2021) replaced boiler and there are uPVC double glazed windows and doors. The property is situated immediately adjacent to the seafront and promenade at De la Warr Parade and only half a mile from the main town centre shopping streets, the railway station and the De la Warr Pavilion. **Entrance Hall** - Stairs to first floor, radiator, personal door to garage. Utility cupboard housing plumbing for washing machine. **Bedroom Three** - 15' 1" x 12' 10" max (4.60m x 3.91m) Currently used as an art studio, but a good size room overlooking the rear garden and suitable for a variety of uses. Stainless steel sink with drainer, understairs storage cupboard, telephone point, radiator. uPVC double glazed double doors to the rear garden. **Sitting Room** - 15' 1" max x 14' 1" max (4.60m x 4.29m) A lovely, bright L-shaped room with a southerly aspect. Television point, radiators. uPVC double glazed double doors to: **En Suite Shower** - Fully-tiled shower cubicle with Aqualisa plumbed shower unit, pedestal wash basin, and WC. Strip light/shaver point, wall cupboard, radiator. **Bedroom Two** - 13' 0" max x 8' 2" max (3.96m x 2.44m) Built-in wardrobe, radiator. **Outside** - External storage cupboard - with water tap.Wide brick-paved driveway leading to: **Epc Rating** - C **First Floor Landing** - Radiator, stairs to second floor. **Balcony** - 15' 4" x 3' 0" (4.67m x 0.91m) Taking full advantage of the southerly aspect **Kitchen/Breakfast Room** - 15' 1" max x 11' 6" max (4.60m x 3.51m) Well equipped with a contemporary range of gloss-front units comprising cupboards, deep drawers and wood work surfaces, plus matching wall-mounted storage cupboards. Bosch electric induction hob with extractor hood, electric oven, integrated microwave, stainless steel sink with mixer tap, tiled splashbacks, outlook over rear garden. **Second Floor Landing** - Trap access to loft space, built-in linen cupboard housing recently-installed (2021) Vaillant gas-fired wall-mounted boiler plus insulated hot water cylinder. **Integral Garage** - 15' 9" x 7' 10" (4.80m x 2.39m) Up & over door, light, power. Personal door to entrance hall. **Cloakroom** - WC, wash basin with tiled splashback, radiator. **Council Tax Band** - D (Rother District Council) **Bedroom One** - 13' 0" x 9' 2" plus oriel bay window (3.96m x 2.82m) A room with a southerly aspect and glimpses of the sea. Built-in wardrobes to one wall, telephone point, television point, radiator. Door to: **Bathroom** - Part-tiled walls and a white suite comprising panelled shower bath with mixer tap and plumbed shower above, pedestal wash basin, and WC. Radiator. **Rear Garden** - Side access from the front of the property to a pretty, easily maintained rear garden, with block-paved patio area and steps up to a decked area, surrounded by a variety of ornamental shrubs. **Full Description** - Abbott and Abbott Estate Agents offer for sale, with no onward chain, this beautifully presented end of terrace town house, situated in a charming road of individual properties only yards from the seafront and just half a mile from the town centre shops. Offering bright and versatile accommodation arranged over three floors, the property provides three bedrooms - the main bedroom with en suite shower room, a south-facing lounge providing access onto a south balcony, a good size kitchen/breakfast room with contemporary units and, outside, a wide driveway, integral garage and a pretty, easily maintained rear garden. Gas central heating is installed, with a recently (2021) replaced boiler and there are uPVC double glazed windows and doors. The property is situated immediately adjacent to the seafront and promenade at De la Warr Parade and only half a mile from the main town centre shopping streets, the railway station and the De la Warr Pavilion. ## Property Photos - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237191) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237192) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237193) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237194) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237195) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237196) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237197) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237198) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237199) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237200) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237201) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237202) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237203) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237204) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237205) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237206) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237207) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237208) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237209) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237210) - ![Photo](/listings/photos/165090206/1237211) ## EPC Graphs - ![EE Rating](/listings/photos/165090206/1237212) - EE Rating ## Sales History *Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 2A LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1NS | £395,000 | 31/10/2025 | Terraced | | 2A LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1NS | £325,000 | 05/10/2017 | Terraced | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | [Same street] 6 LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1NS | £495,000 | 21/10/2022 | Terraced | | [Same street] 1A LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1NS | £450,000 | 18/08/2022 | Terraced | | [Same street] 7 FLAT 1 LIONEL ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1NS | £400,000 | 18/07/2022 | Flat | | 75 ASHDOWN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SF | £293,500 | 08/07/2022 | Semi-detached | | 71 ASHDOWN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SF | £275,000 | 26/05/2022 | Semi-detached | | 50 ASHDOWN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SF | £283,500 | 21/04/2022 | Semi-detached | | 56 MAGDALEN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SD | £350,000 | 28/02/2022 | Semi-detached | | 21 ASHDOWN ROAD, BEXHILL-ON-SEA, ROTHER, EAST SUSSEX, TN40 1SE | £285,000 | 28/09/2021 | Semi-detached | **Street average:** £448,333 (3 sales) **Area average:** £297,400 (5 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £347,893 (14 Semi-detached, TN40, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** +15% ## Rental Range *ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Rother). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.* - **Low:** £1,049/mo - **Realistic:** £1,165/mo - **Optimistic:** £1,282/mo ## LHA (Local Housing Allowance) *VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Sussex East (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £947/mo ## 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 | |------|------|------|------|------| | 3 Bed Flat, Knole Road, TN40 | £1,575/mo | 3 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent | **Average rent: £1,575/mo (1 listing)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.39% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £196,875 - **Target investor price (1%):** £157,500 *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 £1,575/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 4.7% - **Cost-to-rent:** 21.2× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-183/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -1.9% *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).* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 10.1% - **10y growth:** 49.2% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Rother; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** 1.6% - **5y growth (index):** 17.4% - **10y growth (index):** 48.7% ## 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)