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

3 Bay Trees Close is a four-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1JQ). It has a recorded floor area of 132 m² (around 1421 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2013 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The property has an EV charger on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.

At 132 m² the property is well over the postcode median (94 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £587,000 sits 89.4% above the 2014 sale of £310,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£218/sq ft) was about 20.4% below the postcode norm. On the market in January 2014 and unlisted since — roughly 12 years. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.