TREETOPS, HOWBOURNE LANE, BUXTED, UCKFIELD, TN22 4QB - £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

TREETOPS is a small detached house of 125m², built sometime between 1930 and 1949, which could now be worth an estimated £549,658. It was last sold for £345,000 in September 2013, which was around 10% below the average September 2013 detached price in the Wealden local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was October 2014, where the current energy rating was F, and the potential energy rating was D.

TREETOPS Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for TREETOPS since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Wealden local authority area for the corresponding sale date. two of the four TREETOPS sales were for below the average price, and four were for above 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
2013 19 SEP	£345,000	£385,088	10% below HPI
2011 4 NOV	£340,000	£361,756	6% below HPI
2003 24 NOV	£310,000	£300,108	3% above HPI
1996 19 SEP	£129,000	£117,301	10% above HPI

TREETOPS 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 four TREETOPS sales between September 1996 and September 2013 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 November 2011 sale was for 6% below the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 6% below the HPI over time, until the September 2013 sale, where it falls to 10% below the HPI. The line then continues to track at 10% below the HPI.

What might TREETOPS be worth now?

TREETOPS might now be worth an estimated £549,658.

This is based on house price inflation of 59.3%, between September 2013 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 59.3% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for TREETOPS of £345,000 on 19th September 2013. For the value to have increased from £345,000 to £549,658 over the ten years and nine months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of TREETOPS has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Wealden local authority area.
• The September 2013 sale price of £345,000 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of TREETOPS has not materially changed since September 2013.

How Large is TREETOPS?

TREETOPS is 125m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in October 2014. This puts it in the smallest 30% of detached houses houses in Buxted, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Buxted, and where TREETOPS lies on this distribution: 28% of detached houses houses are smaller than TREETOPS, and 72% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Buxted.

TREETOPS: Plot and Title Map

TREETOPS sits on a plot of roughly 0.159 of an acre, or 643m². The below map shows the location of TREETOPS, 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 TREETOPS). 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 TREETOPS?

TREETOPS is located on HOWBOURNE LANE in BUXTED, in the TN22 postcode district. The below map shows the position of TREETOPS on HOWBOURNE LANE.