2 Bay Trees Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1JQ

2 Bay Trees Close is a four-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (January 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since June 2016. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

At 138 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Sold July 2020 for £540,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £654,000 is 21.1% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£364/sq ft) was about 30.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.