What type of property is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is a 2-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA last sold for £380,000 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £183,000 in July 2005, so prices have been rising over 16 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA changed over time?

Across 2 sales between July 2005 and August 2021, 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA rose from £183,000 to £380,000, a change of £197,000. That works out to roughly +4.7% per year compounded over 16 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

The current EPC rating for 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is D with a score of 65 out of 100, lodged in July 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (624 sq ft), around 29 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 13% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN16 1PA. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is in council tax band C.

Where is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA located?

5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA sits in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

Police records around 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA show an average of 2 reported crimes per month over the last 4 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 50% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

The closest primary school to 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is East Preston Junior School (860m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Angmering School (1.9km).

How well connected is 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

The closest bus stop to 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is Willowhayne Crescent, 80m away. The nearest rail option is Angmering Rail Station, 1.4km away.

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5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA

1 planning record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 65

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 5 Coastguard Cottages

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

5 Coastguard Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 58 m² (around 624 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £448,000 is 17.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£609/sq ft) was about 98% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £380,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2024.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff street

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

D65

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

2.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Oct 2024
ExtensionFull
In 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
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What's in 5 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

5 Coastguard Cottages has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£448,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.7% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£380,000

Growth on file: 4.7% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

19 August 2021Most recent
£380,000
+107.7%over 16 years
28 July 2005
£183,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1PA: £390,000 (2023–2017).

Nearby sales in BN16 1PA

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On the street

Versus other South Strand homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 5 Coastguard Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,552

Street avg £5,332

Above

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.7 t/year

Strongly above

Comparables

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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1 Brou Close, East Preston

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1 Chiltern Close, East Preston

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Full Littlehampton report

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.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 1PA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

43.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 1PA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

36.2dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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