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53 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY

1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
70 m²
750 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 53 Somerset Road

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

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.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

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

  • Bedrooms2
Energy

Energy performance

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

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Jun 2021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

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 53 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
  1. Apr 2015
    ExtensionOutline
    In 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
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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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

53 Somerset Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£265,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.0% per year over 8 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2011)

£167,000

Growth on file: 2.0% per year over 8 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 December 2011Most recent

    £167,000

    +16.8%over 7 years
  2. 17 December 2003

    £143,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1BY: £201,000 (2020–2007).

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On the street

Versus other Somerset Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 53 Somerset Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,396

Street avg £2,335

Above

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 97 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.5 t/year

Below
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.

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1BY

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.0dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 53 Somerset Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1BY. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.