MERMAIDS, FYRSWAY, FAIRLIGHT, HASTINGS, TN35 4BG - £308,000

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

MERMAIDS is a very small detached house of 71m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966. It was last sold for £308,000 in August 2016, which was around 25% below the average August 2016 detached price in the Rother local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2016, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

MERMAIDS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for MERMAIDS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Rother local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two MERMAIDS sales were for below the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2016 23 AUG	£308,000	£412,766	25% below HPI
2014 24 OCT	£205,000	£365,050	44% below HPI

MERMAIDS Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Rother local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two MERMAIDS sales from October 2014 and August 2016 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the October 2014 sale was for 44% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 44% below the HPI over time, until the August 2016 sale, where it rises to 25% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 25% below the HPI.

What might MERMAIDS be worth now?

MERMAIDS might now be worth an estimated £421,912.

This is based on house price inflation of 37%, between August 2016 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Rother local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 37% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for MERMAIDS of £308,000 on 23rd August 2016. For the value to have increased from £308,000 to £421,912 over the seven years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of MERMAIDS has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Rother local authority area.
• The August 2016 sale price of £308,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of MERMAIDS has not materially changed since August 2016.

How Large is MERMAIDS?

MERMAIDS is 71m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2016. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Fairlight Cove, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Fairlight Cove, and where MERMAIDS lies on this distribution: 5% of detached houses houses are smaller than MERMAIDS, and 93% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Fairlight Cove.

MERMAIDS: Plot and Title Map

MERMAIDS sits on a plot of roughly 0.229 of an acre, or 928m². The below map shows the location of MERMAIDS, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of MERMAIDS). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is MERMAIDS?

MERMAIDS is located on FYRSWAY in FAIRLIGHT, in the TN35 postcode district. The below map shows the position of MERMAIDS on FYRSWAY.