TREE TOPS, LION HILL, STONE CROSS, PEVENSEY, BN24 5ED - £287,000

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

TREE TOPS is a very large detached house of 160m², built sometime between 1950 and 1966, which could now be worth an estimated £552,942. It was last sold for £287,000 in August 2004, which was around 10% below the average August 2004 detached price in the Wealden local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was January 2024, where the current energy rating was D, and the potential energy rating was C.

TREE TOPS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows two sales for TREE TOPS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the two sales, along with the average detached price in the Wealden local authority area for the corresponding sale date. Both of the two TREE TOPS 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
2004 10 AUG	£287,000	£318,446	10% below HPI
2000 30 OCT	£185,000	£206,480	10% below HPI

TREE TOPS Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Wealden local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The two TREE TOPS sales from October 2000 and August 2004 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 2000 sale was for 10% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 10% below the HPI over time, until the August 2004 sale, which was also at 10% below the HPI.

What might TREE TOPS be worth now?

TREE TOPS might now be worth an estimated £552,942.

This is based on house price inflation of 92.7%, between August 2004 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Wealden local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 92.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for TREE TOPS of £287,000 on 10th August 2004. For the value to have increased from £287,000 to £552,942 over the nineteen years and eight months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of TREE TOPS has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wealden local authority area.
• The August 2004 sale price of £287,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of TREE TOPS has not materially changed since August 2004.

How Large is TREE TOPS?

TREE TOPS is 160m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in January 2024. This puts it in the largest 10% of detached houses houses in Stone Cross, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Stone Cross, and where TREE TOPS lies on this distribution: 95% of detached houses houses are smaller than TREE TOPS, and 4% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Stone Cross.

TREE TOPS: Plot and Title Map

TREE TOPS sits on a plot of roughly 0.134 of an acre, or 541m². The below map shows the location of TREE TOPS, 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 TREE TOPS). 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 TREE TOPS?

TREE TOPS is located on LION HILL in STONE CROSS, in the BN24 postcode district. The below map shows the position of TREE TOPS on LION HILL.