20 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
About 20 Coastal Road
20 Coastal Road is a detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (November 2014) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from November 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since June 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £930,000 sits 204.9% above the 1999 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 56.4% below the postcode norm. At 228 m² it's 19.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (282 m² median across 24 EPCs).
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
20 Coastal Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 23 Nov 2024
EPC Rating
Planning history
20 Coastal Road has no planning applications on record.
The full report still covers planning activity across the surrounding area.
Sales history & valuation
20 Coastal Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£930,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£305,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
27 June 1999Most recent
£305,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1SJ: £2,000,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN16 1SJ
33 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Aug 2025
£2,850,0008 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Dec 2024
£870,00011 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Apr 2022
£3,100,00032 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Jan 2022
£1,200,00037 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Dec 2021
£2,000,000
Everything we know about 20 Coastal Road, in one report
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Versus other Coastal Road homes
20 Coastal Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,338
Street avg £4,445
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 310 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 8.5 t/year
Similar properties nearby
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1 Brou Close, East Preston
BN16 1DB
1 Chiltern Close, East Preston
BN16 1RE
1 Crossways, Old Worthing Road, East Preston
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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
0.9 km
West Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
1.5 km
East Preston Infant School. 6 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
40.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.1dB