48 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
About 48 Somerset Road
48 Somerset Road is a mid-terrace house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a G (score 13), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on smokeless coal.
Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in January 1999. At 141 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 15% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 sits 552.2% above the 1999 sale of £57,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£38/sq ft) was about 76.4% below the postcode norm.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
48 Somerset Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Planning history
48 Somerset Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
48 Somerset Road's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£375,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 15.0% per year over 1 year.
£57,500
Growth on file: 15.0% per year over 1 year.
Sales timeline
18 January 1999Most recent
£57,500
+15.0%over 10 months9 March 1998
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1BY: £182,000 (2020–2011).
Nearby sales in BN16 1BY
51 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Dec 2020
£315,00025 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Feb 2018
£280,00054 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Apr 2015
£108,00053 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Dec 2011
£167,00047 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Jun 2011
£182,000
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Versus other Somerset Road homes
Price per m² for 48 Somerset Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£408
Street avg £2,732
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Fire Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
East Preston Infant School. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB