53 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
About 53 Somerset Road
53 Somerset Road is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1BY). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 750 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (June 2011) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from June 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 70 m² it's 20.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2003–2011, sale prices on this property compounded at 2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £265,000 sits 58.7% above the 2011 sale of £167,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£223/sq ft) was about 73% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 15 years ago, in December 2011. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2015.
Know exactly what you're buying at 53 Somerset Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
Energy performance
53 Somerset Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2021
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Apr 2015ExtensionOutlineIn report
Extension: Rear of property
Notification under extended permitted development rights for a rear extension extending 6m beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, with a height of 3m & an eaves height of 2.7m.
- Reference
- EP/36/15/PDH
What's in 53 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
53 Somerset Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£265,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 8 years.
£167,000
Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
1 December 2011Most recent
£167,000
+16.8%over 7 years17 December 2003
£143,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1BY: £201,000 (2020–2007).
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
£108,00047 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Jun 2011
£182,00041 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY
Sold Aug 2007
£201,000
Everything we know about 53 Somerset Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Somerset Road homes
On habitable rooms, 53 Somerset Road runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,396
Street avg £2,335
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.5 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.
Go deeper on the local area
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