Property data
Sale history
£480,000 on May 2002
Floor plan

Archived estate agent floor plan for Ivy Cottage, Sweethaws Lane.

Floorplan Ivy Cottage
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Internal area
179 square metres (1,927 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £2,681 per square metre (£249 per square foot) in May 2002. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £7,039 per square metre (£654 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
May 2002 £480,000 £2,682 £1,260,051 £7,039

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 179 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,260,051. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Rotherfield are now selling for between £4,110 and £5,000 per square metre (£381 and £464 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 179 m², this implies a valuation between £736,000 and £895,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
4
Type
Detached
Council tax band
G
Plot size
2,792 square metres (30,053 square feet) - map showing freehold boundary lines
Archived listings
History:
Archived sales listing for Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane. Advertised on multiple portals. It was reduced on 14/01/2012. It last appeared Apr 2012.
Photos:

There are 12 archived estate agent listing photos for Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane.

Photos for Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 5 bedrooms
EPC Inspections
Summary:
22 September 2011 - energy performance certificate grade D
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Owner-occupied
Property type:
None , has 10 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
179 sqm (1,927 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £1,260,051.
  • Based on an internal area of 179 m² and recent prices in Rotherfield, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £736,000 to £895,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane last sold for £480,000 in May 2002.

HouseMetric shows Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane as 179 m² (1,927 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 4 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is D, from an inspection dated 22 September 2011. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane was in council tax band G. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

Ivy Cottage Sweethaws Lane is in postcode TN6 3SS, in Rotherfield. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Sweethaws Lane, TN6 3SS or analysis of the Rotherfield property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.