What kind of home is 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

20 Copse View, BN16 1AY is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY sell for?

20 Copse View, BN16 1AY last sold for £169,000 in August 2002, around 24 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY have?

The current EPC rating for 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in November 2012. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

20 Copse View, BN16 1AY has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (926 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY use?

The latest EPC at 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

20 Copse View, BN16 1AY is in council tax band D.

Which area is 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY in?

20 Copse View, BN16 1AY sits in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

Police records around 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

The closest primary school to 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY is East Preston Junior School (433m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Angmering School (811m).

What is the nearest station to 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY?

The closest bus stop to 20 Copse View, BN16 1AY is Preston Place, 101m away. The nearest rail option is Angmering Rail Station, 288m away.

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20 Copse View, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AY

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

86 m²

926 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 20 Copse View

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Copse View is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1AY). It has a recorded floor area of 86 m² (around 926 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2012) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from November 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since August 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £379,000 sits 124.3% above the 2002 sale of £169,000.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

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Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms3

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Nov 2022

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Copse View, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1AY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Copse View has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Copse View valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£379,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2002)

£169,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

7 August 2002Most recent
£169,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1AY: £270,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BN16 1AY

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On the street

Versus other Copse View homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20 Copse View outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,965

Street avg £2,709

Strongly below

Floor Area

86 m²

Street avg 91 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Ambersham Crescent, East Preston

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Littlehampton district page.

Full Littlehampton report

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Preston Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

East Preston Junior School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 1AY from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1AY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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