What type of property is 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB last sold for £255,000 in December 2011, around 14 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

The current EPC rating for 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB is D with a score of 61 out of 100, lodged in January 2011. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (752 sq ft), around 23 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 26% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN16 1DB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB heated?

The latest EPC at 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB is in council tax band E.

Where is 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB located?

8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB sits in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

Police records around 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB 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.

Which schools serve 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

The closest primary school to 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB is East Preston Infant School (565m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Angmering School (1.5km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB?

The closest bus stop to 8 Brou Close, BN16 1DB is Lavinia Way, 256m away. The nearest rail option is Angmering Rail Station, 1.3km away.

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8 Brou Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DB

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

70 m²

752 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 61

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Brou Close

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

8 Brou Close is a three-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1DB). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 752 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Today's modelled estimate of £437,000 sits 71.4% above the 2011 sale of £255,000. Last sold in December 2011, so it's been off the market for around 14 years. At 70 m² it's 26.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 9 EPCs).

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Valuation

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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.

8 Brou Close's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Jan 2021

EPC Rating

D61

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Very Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Brou Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1DB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Brou Close 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.

8 Brou Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£437,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2011)

£255,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

20 December 2011Most recent
£255,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1DB: £528,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in BN16 1DB

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On the street

Versus other Brou Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Brou Close outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,651

Street avg £4,383

Below

Floor Area

70 m²

Street avg 92 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

On par

Comparables

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

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Lavinia Way — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

East Preston Infant School. 9 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1DB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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