What kind of home is 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW is a 3-bedroom detached house, which has been extended.

What did 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW sell for?

18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW last sold for £600,000 in February 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £360,000 in January 2006, so prices have been rising over 15 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between January 2006 and February 2021, 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW rose from £360,000 to £600,000, a change of £240,000. That works out to roughly +3.5% per year compounded over 15 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW have?

The current EPC rating for 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW is E with a score of 53 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (1,335 sq ft), around 41 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW use?

The latest EPC at 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW in?

18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW sits in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

Police records around 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW 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 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

The closest primary school to 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW is Rustington Community Primary School (1.1km), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Littlehampton Academy (1.7km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW?

The closest bus stop to 18 Cove Road, BN16 2QW is Milton Avenue, 157m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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18 Cove Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2QW

1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

124 m²

1335 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 53

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 18 Cove Road

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

18 Cove Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 2QW). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Across 2006–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £694,000 is 15.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£450/sq ft) was about 27.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £600,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2009.

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Valuation

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Risks

planning & flood

Sold prices

similar homes nearby

Trends

the local market

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2

Outside

GarageYes
OutbuildingsYes

Building

Previously extendedYes
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.

18 Cove Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

E53

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 18 Cove Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2QW, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Dec 2009
Outbuilding
In report
Proposed garden room to be used as an office
Reference
R/203/09/
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What's in 18 Cove Road, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 2QW's planning history?

Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£694,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.5% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£600,000

Growth on file: 3.5% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

16 February 2021Most recent
£600,000
+66.7%over 15 years
30 January 2006
£360,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 2QW: £600,000 (2024–2021).

Nearby sales in BN16 2QW

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On the street

Versus other Cove Road homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

18 Cove Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,839

Street avg £4,147

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Floor Area

124 m²

Street avg 119 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

6.6 t/year

Street avg 5.4 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Byron Road, Rustington

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1 Amberley Road, Rustington

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2 bed2 bath

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1 Binsted Close, Rustington

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1 Cordal Close, Rustington

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4 bed2 bath

£600k

1 Cudlow Avenue, Rustington

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2 bed

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1 Cudlow House, Cudlow Garden, Rustington

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4 bed2 bath

Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Milton Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

1.1 km

Rustington Community Primary School. 11 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 2QW from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 2QW

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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