14 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
About 14 Fincham Close
14 Fincham Close is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1LJ). It has a recorded floor area of 81 m² (around 867 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
Held since November 2010 — that's 16 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 2005–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £398,000 sits 50.2% above the 2010 sale of £265,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£306/sq ft) was about 23.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 81 m² it's 19.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (100 m² median across 13 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
14 Fincham 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Planning history
14 Fincham Close has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
14 Fincham Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£398,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 5 years.
£265,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
8 November 2010Most recent
£265,000
+24.7%over 4 years19 December 2005
£212,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1LJ: £430,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN16 1LJ
16 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
Sold Sept 2024
£430,00017 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
Sold Nov 2020
£660,0004 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
Sold Sept 2020
£360,0003 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
Sold Aug 2018
£362,0001 Fincham Close, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1LJ
Sold Aug 2018
£445,000
Everything we know about 14 Fincham Close, in one report
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Versus other Fincham Close homes
On floor area, 14 Fincham Close runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,290
Street avg £3,092
Floor Area
81 m²
Street avg 111 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 4.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
The Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
East Preston Junior School. 9 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.2dB