5 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ
About 5 Coastal Road
5 Coastal Road is a five-bedroom detached house in East Preston, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 1SJ). It has a recorded floor area of 235 m² (around 2530 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2013) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 74), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 235 m² it's 16.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (282 m² median across 24 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Today's modelled estimate of £1,168,000 is 21.7% above the 2013 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£380/sq ft) was about 33.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 13 years since the last transfer (September 2013). 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Know exactly what you're buying at 5 Coastal Road
Before you offer, see what the listing won't tell you, the true value, the red flags and the full history.
Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Energy performance
5 Coastal Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jun 2017FullIn report
Variation of condition 2 imposed under K/2/14/ relating to approved plans.
- Reference
- K/13/17/PL
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullIn report
Three storey contemporary extensions to front & rear, single storey extension to East side & single storey extension to West side of garage. This application affects the setting of of a Listed Building
- Reference
- K/40/16/HH
What's in 5 Coastal Road, East Preston, Littlehampton, BN16 1SJ's planning history?
2 more on this property, plus refusals, disputes and full decisions nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
5 Coastal Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£960,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 September 2013Most recent
£960,000
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 5 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
EPC Rating for 5 Coastal Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,085
Street avg £4,315
Floor Area
235 m²
Street avg 309 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 8.3 t/year
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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