4 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
About 4 Coastguard Cottages
4 Coastguard Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2014) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 92), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £435,000 in November 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£722/sq ft) was about 140.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.
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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
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 30 Jan 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Oct 2024ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Conversion of 2 No. dwellings into 1 No. dwelling with rear single storey extension. This application is in CIL Zone 4 and is CIL Liable as a new dwelling.
- Reference
- EP/77/24/PL
What's in 4 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4 Coastguard Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£434,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.6% per year over 23 years.
£435,000
Growth on file: 6.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
1 November 2023Most recent
£435,000
+74.0%over 9 years14 April 2014
£250,000
+35.1%19 November 2013
£185,000
+85.0%over 12 years22 November 2000
£100,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1PA: £380,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BN16 1PA
7 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
Sold Jan 2023
£400,0005 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
Sold Aug 2021
£380,0006 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
Sold May 2021
£345,0008 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
Sold Sept 2011
£275,0001 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA
Sold May 2010
£260,000
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Versus other South Strand homes
4 Coastguard Cottages outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,768
Street avg £5,129
Floor Area
56 m²
Street avg 63 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
Willowhayne Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.9 km
East Preston Junior School. 8 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.2dB