STONE COTTAGE, STONESTILE LANE, HASTINGS, TN35 4PG - £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

STONE COTTAGE is a very small detached house of 69m², built sometime before 1900. It was last sold for £285,000 in September 2015, which was around 25% below the average September 2015 detached price in the Rother local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was December 2014, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was B.

STONE COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for STONE COTTAGE 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 STONE COTTAGE 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
2015 21 SEP	£285,000	£381,830	25% below HPI
1997 28 OCT	£93,500	£115,954	19% below HPI

STONE COTTAGE 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 STONE COTTAGE sales from October 1997 and September 2015 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 1997 sale was for 19% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 19% below the HPI over time, until the September 2015 sale, where it falls to 25% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 25% below the HPI.

What might STONE COTTAGE be worth now?

STONE COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £422,036.

This is based on house price inflation of 48.1%, between September 2015 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 48.1% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for STONE COTTAGE of £285,000 on 21st September 2015. For the value to have increased from £285,000 to £422,036 over the eight years and nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of STONE COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Rother local authority area.
• The September 2015 sale price of £285,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of STONE COTTAGE has not materially changed since September 2015.

How Large is STONE COTTAGE?

STONE COTTAGE is 69m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in December 2014. This puts it in the smallest 10% of detached houses houses in Hastings, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Hastings, and where STONE COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 7% of detached houses houses are smaller than STONE COTTAGE, and 92% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Hastings.

STONE COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

STONE COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.385 of an acre, or 1,559m². The below map shows the location of STONE COTTAGE, 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 STONE COTTAGE). 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 STONE COTTAGE?

STONE COTTAGE is located on STONESTILE LANE in HASTINGS, in the TN35 postcode district. The below map shows the position of STONE COTTAGE on STONESTILE LANE.