SYLVAN, BLACKTHORN WAY, FAIRLIGHT, HASTINGS, TN35 4BJ - £345,000

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

SYLVAN is a small detached house of 91m², built sometime between 1967 and 1975, which could now be worth an estimated £422,402. It was last sold for £345,000 in February 2020, which was around 25% below the average February 2020 detached price in the Rother local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2019, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was B.

SYLVAN Sold Prices

Land registry data shows three sales for SYLVAN since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the three sales, along with the average detached price in the Rother local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the three SYLVAN 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
2020 6 FEB	£345,000	£461,815	25% below HPI
2018 29 AUG	£249,950	£463,629	46% below HPI
1996 15 NOV	£64,000	£100,203	36% below HPI

SYLVAN 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 three SYLVAN sales between November 1996 and February 2020 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 August 2018 sale was for 46% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 46% below the HPI over time, until the February 2020 sale, where it rises to 25% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 25% below the HPI.

What might SYLVAN be worth now?

SYLVAN might now be worth an estimated £422,402.

This is based on house price inflation of 22.4%, between February 2020 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 22.4% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for SYLVAN of £345,000 on 6th February 2020. For the value to have increased from £345,000 to £422,402 over the three years and two months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of SYLVAN has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Rother local authority area.
• The February 2020 sale price of £345,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of SYLVAN has not materially changed since February 2020.

How Large is SYLVAN?

SYLVAN is 91m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2019. This puts it in the smallest 40% 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 SYLVAN lies on this distribution: 30% of detached houses houses are smaller than SYLVAN, and 69% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Fairlight Cove.

SYLVAN: Plot and Title Map

SYLVAN sits on a plot of roughly 0.097 of an acre, or 393m². The below map shows the location of SYLVAN, 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 SYLVAN). 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 SYLVAN?

SYLVAN is located on BLACKTHORN WAY in FAIRLIGHT, in the TN35 postcode district. The below map shows the position of SYLVAN on BLACKTHORN WAY.