37 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
About 37 Coastal Road
37 Coastal Road is a four-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 445 m² (around 4790 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2023 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2025) returns an A (score 92), the top energy band on the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2021 the rating was E, the property has climbed 4 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 445 m² the property is well over the postcode median (273 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £2,670,000 is 33.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£418/sq ft) was about 47.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. Last sale on file: £2,000,000 in December 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
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Energy performance
37 Coastal Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heat pump installed, significantly improving energy efficiency
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
High performance glazing installed
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
Floor insulation added or improved
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
- Oct 2024ConditionsIn report
Approval of details reserved by condition imposed under reference K/42/22/PL relating to conditions 5 - EV charging and 7 - decentralised, renewable and low carbon energy supply systems.
- Reference
- K/28/24/DOC
- Nov 2022New BuildFullIn report
Demolition and erection of 1 No detached dwelling. This site is in CIL Zone 4 and is CIL Liable as new dwelling.
- Reference
- K/42/22/PL
What's in 37 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ's planning history?
1 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£2,670,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£2,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 December 2021Most recent
£2,000,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 1SJ: £2,850,000 (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
£1,200,00019 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
Sold Oct 2021
£4,825,000
Everything we know about 37 Coastal Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
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Versus other Coastal Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 37 Coastal Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,494
Street avg £4,295
Floor Area
445 m²
Street avg 301 m²
CO₂ Emissions
0.4 t/year
Street avg 8.8 t/year
Years Held
4 years
Street avg 13 years
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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