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5 Clarence Drive, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EH

3 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
85 m²
915 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Clarence Drive

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

5 Clarence Drive is a two-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1EH). It has a recorded floor area of 85 m² (around 915 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 68), 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 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since July 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2002–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 41% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£317/sq ft) was about 30.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 85 m² it's 21.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (109 m² median across 10 EPCs).

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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.

5 Clarence Drive'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 12 Jan 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Clarence Drive, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Clarence Drive 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2002.

Current estimate

£409,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.3% per year over 9 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£290,000

Growth on file: 9.3% per year over 9 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 July 2010Most recent

    £290,000

    +26.9%over 4 years

  2. 11 August 2005

    £228,500

    +68.0%over 3 years

  3. 11 January 2002

    £136,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1EH: £400,000 (2024–2019).

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On the street

Versus other Clarence Drive homes

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

Years Held for 5 Clarence Drive runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,412

Street avg £3,199

On par

Floor Area

85 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 4.7 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.
£379k

1 Downs Way, East Preston

BN16 1AA

2 bed1 bath
£370k

1 Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£341k

1 Beechlands Cottages, Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£283k

1 Copse View, East Preston

BN16 1AY

2 bed1 bath
£393k

1 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston

BN16 1PA

3 bed2 bath
£431k

1 Crossways, Old Worthing Road, East Preston

BN16 1DZ

3 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Brou Close, East Preston

BN16 1DB

3 bed
£450k

1 Chiltern Close, East Preston

BN16 1RE

3 bed
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

0.2 km

Preston Place — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

East Preston Junior School. 9 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 1EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN16 1EH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.4dB

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 5 Clarence Drive, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.