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

4 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 40
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Coastguard Cottages

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

7 Coastguard Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1PA). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Most recent transfer: January 2023 at £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 2015–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 131.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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
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 Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Jul 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E40
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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.

7 Coastguard Cottages saw 4 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£414,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.9% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£400,000

Growth on file: 5.9% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 January 2023Most recent

    £400,000

    +2.6%over 1 year

  2. 18 May 2021

    £390,000

    +14.7%over 4 years

  3. 19 January 2017

    £339,950

    +28.3%over 1 year

  4. 27 October 2015

    £265,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1PA: £345,000 (2023–2013).

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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.

On epc rating, 7 Coastguard Cottages runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£7,273

Street avg £5,211

Strongly above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 63 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.3 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£379k

1 Downs Way, East Preston

BN16 1AA

2 bed1 bath
£370k

1 Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£341k

1 Beechlands Cottages, Beechlands Close, East Preston

BN16 1JT

2 bed2 bath
£283k

1 Copse View, East Preston

BN16 1AY

2 bed1 bath
£431k

1 Crossways, Old Worthing Road, East Preston

BN16 1DZ

3 bed2 bath
£393k

1 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston

BN16 1PA

3 bed2 bath
£450k

1 Brou Close, East Preston

BN16 1DB

3 bed
£450k

1 Chiltern Close, East Preston

BN16 1RE

3 bed
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Littlehampton district page.
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.

Go deeper on the local area

The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

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 road noise heatmap for BN16 1PA

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Coastguard Cottages, South Strand, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1PA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.