Point Hill Rye, Rother
24 addresses across 1 postcode (TN31), about 280 m long. USRN 32501235.
- Sales: 25 recorded sales since 1995; in 2023 the median was £1,094,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 10 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 2, E: 5, F: 1, G: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Rother costs £2,701 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Rye (Sussex), about 810 m (0.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Rye Community Garden, is about 640 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.4 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 27 to 44 m above sea level.
- Noise: 7 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rye Medical Centre, about 630 m (0.4 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 37% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | £1,094,500 | £1,094,500 | £1,094,500 |
| 2020 | 2 | £1,060,000 | £620,000 | £1,500,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £410,000 | £410,000 | £410,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £611,540 | £611,540 | £611,540 |
| 2012 | 1 | £950,000 | £950,000 | £950,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | £465,000 | £430,000 | £500,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £665,000 | £665,000 | £665,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £365,000 | £350,000 | £380,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £278,500 | £278,500 | £278,500 |
| 2006 | 2 | £503,750 | £400,000 | £607,500 |
| 2005 | 2 | £505,000 | £430,000 | £580,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £499,000 | £499,000 | £499,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Dec 2023 | ROTHER HOUSE TN31 7NP | Detached | £1,094,500 | |
| 18 Sep 2020 | VINE COTTAGE TN31 7NP | Detached | £1,500,000 | |
| 10 Jul 2020 | WEST POINT HOUSE TN31 7NP | Terraced | £620,000 | |
| 11 Feb 2019 | WEST SIDE TN31 7NP | Detached | £410,000 | |
| 25 Jan 2016 | POINT HILL TN31 7NP | Semi-detached | £611,540 | |
| 11 Jul 2012 | POINT LODGE TN31 7NP | Detached | £950,000 | |
| 13 Dec 2011 | WEST POINT HOUSE TN31 7NP | Terraced | £430,000 | |
| 4 Nov 2011 | ROMNEY POINT TN31 7NP | Detached | £500,000 | |
| 24 Mar 2010 | MARYLAND TN31 7NP | Detached | £665,000 | |
| 16 Jul 2008 | WEST SIDE TN31 7NP | Detached | £350,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2008 | ROMNEY POINT TN31 7NP | Detached | £380,000 | |
| 30 Mar 2007 | WEST SIDE TN31 7NP | Detached | £278,500 | |
| 11 Jul 2006 | MARYLAND TN31 7NP | Detached | £400,000 | |
| 7 Feb 2006 | THE POINT TN31 7NP | Detached | £607,500 | |
| 7 Nov 2005 | LITTLE CLIFF TN31 7NP | Detached | £430,000 | |
| 21 Oct 2005 | VINE COTTAGE TN31 7NP | Detached | £580,000 | |
| 6 Sep 2004 | KARIBU TN31 7NP | Detached | £499,000 | |
| 18 Jul 2003 | WEST SIDE TN31 7NP | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2002 | THE CROFT TN31 7NP | Detached | £455,000 | |
| 4 Aug 2000 | POINT HILL SOUTH TN31 7NP | Detached | £392,000 | |
| 17 Mar 2000 | WEST SIDE TN31 7NP | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 7 Mar 2000 | ROTHER HOUSE TN31 7NP | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 10 Aug 1999 | LAVENDER WALK TN31 7NP | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 21 Nov 1997 | ROTHER CLIFF TN31 7NP | Detached | £270,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | ROTHER HOUSE TN31 7NP | Detached | £189,000 |
Energy performance certificates
10 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 197 m². Most common: House, detached (7); House, semi-detached (2); House, end-terrace (1). Built: 1900-1929 (5); before 1900 (3); 1983-1990 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (4); rented (private) (1).
Council tax
What each band costs in Rother in 2026-27: Band D £2,701 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,801 | £2,101 | £2,401 | £2,701 | £3,301 | £3,901 | £4,502 | £5,402 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band C (33% of about 950 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 4.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 7 protected trees on or by this street.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- GARAGE AND GARDEN ROOM TO POINT LODGE, grade II
- GOALTHORPE, grade II
- POINT LODGE, grade II
- SAIL LOFT TO POINT HILL, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- 17-19 Tower Street, Rye: up to 6 homes, permissioned (630 m (0.4 miles))
- Freda Gardham School site, Rye: up to 22 homes, not permissioned (660 m (0.4 miles))
- Former Thomas Peacocke School Site, Rye: up to 38 homes, not permissioned (910 m (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 24 addresses are between 27 m and 44 m above sea level (36 m on average); the ground rises about 17 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TN31 7NP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Rye (Sussex) 480,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| Winchelsea 19,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) | |
| Doleham 1,710 journeys in 2024–25 | 10 km (6.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 12 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rye Hill | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Winchelsea - New Inn | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Car Park on Cinque Ports Street, TN31 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Roam EV Charging Station | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 68.1 km (42 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rye Medical Centre | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Boots | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Hospital | Rye Memorial Hospital | 410 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Rye Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Jempsons, Peasmarsh Cashzone | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Rye Community Garden 2,610 m² | 640 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2,950 m² | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.7 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Love Lane Allotments 9,880 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.3 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Rye Hill medieval pottery and tilery, 60m south of Spains, a scheduled monument, 180 m south-west. 230 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 5 of them Grade I and 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Rye Hill medieval pottery and tilery, 60m south of Spains | Scheduled monument | 180 m south-west |
| The Parish Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade I | 540 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| The Land Gate | Scheduled monument | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| The Landgate | Listed building, Grade I | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Austin Friars Chapel | Scheduled monument | 750 m (0.5 miles) south |
| 104 AND 104A, HIGH STREET (See details for further address information) | Listed building, Grade II* | 820 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Rye Working Men's Conservative Club | Listed building, Grade I | 840 m (0.5 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Point Hill | Hill | 140 m north-west |
| Rye Hill | Hill | 510 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Rye Harbour | Tidal water | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) south |
| Gibbet Marsh | Wetland | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-west |
| Hoad Mill Bottom | Valley | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-west |
| Secret Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.4 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 24 |
7 of the street's 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Rother: see them on the Rother page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rye College | Secondary | 11–16 | 540 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Jan 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Rye Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 670 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Michael's Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No overall grade (Apr 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltcote Place B&B TN31 7NR | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 120 m | 5 Very good | 3 Jul 2025 |
| Rother Meads Tennis Club | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Feb 2022 |
| The Pink Kitchen | Other catering premises | 180 m | 5 Very good | 27 Feb 2026 |
| The Kings Head TN31 7NH | Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house | 300 m | 5 Very good | 10 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Military Road (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 68% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 48% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 39% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 14% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 36% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 20% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 37% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- TN31 7NP: 24 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Saltcote Lane · Mill Road · A268 · Fair Meadow · Rye Hill · Deadmans Lane · North Salts · New England Lane
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.