SMUGGLERS REST, SHEPHERDS WAY, FAIRLIGHT, HASTINGS, TN35 4BD - £285,000

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

SMUGGLERS REST is a midsized detached house of 112m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £361,464. It was last sold for £285,000 in July 2019, which was around 36% below the average July 2019 detached price in the Rother local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2019, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

SMUGGLERS REST Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for SMUGGLERS REST 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 SMUGGLERS REST 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
2019 26 JUL	£285,000	£445,815	36% below HPI
1999 29 OCT	£127,000	£145,883	13% below HPI

SMUGGLERS REST 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 SMUGGLERS REST sales from October 1999 and July 2019 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 1999 sale was for 13% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 13% below the HPI over time, until the July 2019 sale, where it falls to 36% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 36% below the HPI.

What might SMUGGLERS REST be worth now?

SMUGGLERS REST might now be worth an estimated £361,464.

This is based on house price inflation of 26.8%, between July 2019 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 26.8% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SMUGGLERS REST of £285,000 on 26th July 2019. For the value to have increased from £285,000 to £361,464 over the four years and seven months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SMUGGLERS REST has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Rother local authority area.
• The July 2019 sale price of £285,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SMUGGLERS REST has not materially changed since July 2019.

How Large is SMUGGLERS REST?

SMUGGLERS REST is 112m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2019. This puts it in the largest 50% 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 SMUGGLERS REST lies on this distribution: 55% of detached houses houses are smaller than SMUGGLERS REST, and 44% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Fairlight Cove.

SMUGGLERS REST: Plot and Title Map

SMUGGLERS REST sits on a plot of roughly 0.201 of an acre, or 813m². The below map shows the location of SMUGGLERS REST, 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 SMUGGLERS REST). 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 SMUGGLERS REST?

SMUGGLERS REST is located on SHEPHERDS WAY in FAIRLIGHT, in the TN35 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SMUGGLERS REST on SHEPHERDS WAY.