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Average property price in Hastings (March 2024) – £256,000 Property breakdown* Detached – £489,000 Semi-detached – £342,000 Terraced – £261,000 Flat – £158,000 *According to the Land Registry House Price Index
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HOLMSHURST GARDENS Battle The Meadow Collection at Holmshurst Gardens, from Southern Housing, is a stylish development of shared ownership homes conveniently located in the suburb of Baldslow, midway between the Hastings seafront and historic Battle, site of the 1066 Norman Conquest. The rst phase of The Meadow Collection features 21 two, three and four bedroom houses, now followed by a further 23 two and three bedroom houses in phase two. Light, bright and spacious, the carefully designed homes have a fantastic speci cation throughout, with allocated parking, private gardens and eco-friendly heating.
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independent shops, antiques dealers, old pubs and quaint churches. Down by the beach you can still buy locally caught fish, while the Fisherman’s Museum and Shipwreck Museum will explain more about the area’s history. For everyday shopping, Priory Meadow Shopping Centre is a short walk away from the seafront and has more than 40 shops including Marks & Spencer, WHSmith, Primark, Superdrug and Boots as well as a variety of places to eat and drink. For a traditional seaside town, Hastings is cosmopolitan in its tastes – popular restaurants include Remy’s Cafe Kulinarya, serving authentic food from the Philippines, Yaaze Cafe Bistro & Meze Bar for Greek cuisine, fresh Lebanese dishes at Liban Coast, and Monellis Sourdough Gourmet Pizza. For locally inspired fare head to The Stag Inn, with the Old Town’s largest pub garden, where you’ll find Hastings skate wings and Rye Bay scallops on the menu, alongside Sussex cheeses and homemade sourdough – plus live music at weekends. If the sun is shining, take a walk along the pier, which won an RIBA Stirling Prize for its refurbishment, stroll through Alexandra Park with its gardens, woods, bandstand and cafe or explore ruined Hastings Castle.The more energetic could hike the Saxon Shore Way, a long-distance footpath that stretches 163 miles to Gravesend, or follow National Cycle Network route NCR2 all the way from Dover to St Austell. On a rainy day, explore the museums or Hastings Contemporary, a gallery focusing on Modern British art.
Every property enjoys a contemporary Paula Rosa kitchen in Fjord colour – an attractive pale blue/grey shade, complemented with bronze handles, a graphite sink and white worktops and upstands. A range of integrated appliances, including a washer-dryer and fridge-freezer, is included. The bathrooms have high-quality contemporary ttings from Duravit, Kaldewei and Roca, and come complete with a large mirror and heated towel rail. Main bedrooms have a built-in wardrobe. With a mixture of Amtico Luxury Vinyl ooring and wool mix carpet in the bedroom, the homes are ready to move straight in and make yourself at home. Both phases have a range of different house types, starting with the two bedroom terraced Mason, which includes 70.4 sq m of space. Downstairs, there’s a lounge/diner, a spacious separate kitchen, WC and storage, while upstairs includes a double bedroom with tted wardrobe and cupboard, a single bedroom and a family bathroom. The unusual design of the three bedroom end-terrace Hallows house type is bound to be a talking point, with its angled separate kitchen and master bedroom. A large living/dining room, WC and storage complete the downstairs, while upstairs there are two more bedrooms and a bathroom. The three bedroom Utopia house type has a long kitchen/diner and a separate lounge, plus WC and storage downstairs, and a main double and two single bedrooms and a family bathroom upstairs. The largest house type, Hare, is spread over three storeys, with the main bedroom on the rst oor. Southern Housing has ensured that the new homes are sustainable, with ground source heat pumps, HIVE active thermostats and electric vehicle charging points to every property. Initially, these beautiful shared ownership homes can only be bought by those with a local connection to the Borough of Hastings.
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*Based on a 25% share with a full market value of £340,000
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