First Time Buyer February/March 2026

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Average property price in Battle (November 2025) – £457,860 Property breakdown* Detached – £649,568 Semi-detached – £461,750 Terraced – £329,438 Flat – £245,725 *According to the Land Registry House Price Index

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FAMOUS RESIDENTS

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BATTLE Tapestry

Tapestry is a new development of 70 three and four bedroom homes bordering the beautiful Battle Great Wood and just a 20-minute stroll from the town’s bustling high street. Perfect for nature lovers, there’s a network of walking paths and a 10km mountain biking trail to explore the woodland scenery right on the doorstep. Homes are just a 10-minute walk from Battle railway station, with direct services to London in just over an hour, and there is a selection of well-regarded local schools less than 10 minute away, making this peaceful, sustainable development ideal for growing families. The homes here all come with allocated parking and a private, turfed garden with a garden shed. They are designed to be energy efcient and economical to run, with an air source heat pump powering comfortable underoor heating, along with EV charging. Each home comes with a separate kitchen/dining room and living room, with patio doors leading out into the garden from one of these rooms depending on layout. There’s a downstairs WC to all homes, and many also have an en suite. Internally, all are impeccably nished with quartz stone worktops in the kitchen, task lighting under the wall units and integrated appliances. There are tted mirrored wardrobes in the main bedroom, and high-quality ooring throughout, with stone-look LVT downstairs and carpet on the stairs and the rst oor. Woodland walks, convenient public transport, a great selection of schools and a thriving small town on the doorstep mean that homes at Tapestry are likely to be snapped up. Prices start from £455,000. tapestrylife.co.uk

Castle past Herstmonceux Castle, Battle Abbey and medieval Winchelsea, before finishing in historic Rye. Battle packs a good number of places to eat and drink into its compact streets, ranging from homemade cakes at the Bluebells Tearoom to authentic Thai cuisine in the atmospheric setting of a 17th century cottage and woodfired pizzas at Rustico. Pubs with food abound, with charcuterie boards, tapas and hearty pies on offer at The Railway Country Pub and famously generous Sunday roasts at The Abbey Hotel Restaurant, as well as a string of traditional pubs in the surrounding villages. If you’re looking for cinemas, bowling and nightlife, you’ll have to head into nearby Hastings, a few minutes up the road, which boasts a variety of clubs and after- dark entertainment; but in Battle, evenings revolve around pubs and restaurants.The Bull Inn hosts live music most weeks, while the Memorial Hall holds monthly film nights and occasional theatre and music. Battle has the earliest known organised bonfire celebration, dating back to 1646. Since then, each year, the Battel Bonfire Boyes have organised a fiery procession, finishing with fireworks and a bonfire in front of the Abbey. Other festivities include an annual arts and music festival and a re- enactment of the Battle of Hastings. For shopping, the High Street offers lifestyle and antiques shops - British Design British Made is a favourite, while Barnaby’s of Battle stocks antique furniture and gifts. There’s a bakery and a Co-op for everyday needs, with major supermarkets in Hastings.

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