What kind of home is 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

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

What was the last sold price for 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA last sold for £345,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £52,500 in May 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA changed over time?

Across 3 sales between May 1995 and May 2021, 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA rose from £52,500 to £345,000, a change of £292,500. That works out to roughly +7.5% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA have?

The current EPC rating for 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in October 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

6 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.

What heating system does 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA use?

The latest EPC at 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

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

Which area is 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA in?

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

Is 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA in a safe area?

Police records around 6 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.

What schools are near 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

The closest primary school to 6 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).

What transport links are near 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, BN16 1PA?

The closest bus stop to 6 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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6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA

3 sales on record

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

58 m²

624 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 6 Coastguard Cottages

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

6 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 (October 2020) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £409,000 is 18.6% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£553/sq ft) was about 79.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £345,000 in May 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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Valuation

against the asking price

Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms2
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenRear
ParkingOff road

Building

Central heatingYes
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

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Coastguard Cottages has no planning applications on record.

The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 6 Coastguard Cottages has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Current estimate

£409,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£345,000

Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

24 May 2021Most recent
£345,000
+360.0%over 25 years
15 March 1996
£75,000
+42.9%over 10 months
30 May 1995
£52,500

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.

Price per m²

£5,948

Street avg £5,432

On par

Floor Area

58 m²

Street avg 63 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par

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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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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