What kind of home is 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN last sold for £455,000 in May 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 6 sales on record going back to £112,500 in November 1996. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

Across 6 sales between November 1996 and May 2024, 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN rose from £112,500 to £455,000, a change of £342,500. That works out to roughly +5.2% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

The current EPC rating for 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN is D with a score of 62 out of 100, lodged in February 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (1,087 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 10% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN16 3SN. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN use?

The latest EPC at 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN is in council tax band E.

Which area is 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN in?

17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN sits in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton. It falls within the BN16 postcode district in West Sussex.

What is crime like near 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

Police records around 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN 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 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

The closest primary school to 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN is Summerlea Community Primary School (308m), one of 11 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is The Littlehampton Academy (1.8km), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN?

The closest bus stop to 17 Blenheim Drive, BN16 3SN is Rustington House, 375m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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17 Blenheim Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SN

6 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

101 m²

1087 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 62

Council tax

Band E

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Blenheim Drive

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

17 Blenheim Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Rustington, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN16 3SN). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).

Across 1996–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£419/sq ft) was about 182.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £455,000 in May 2024. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2014.

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Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

D62

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Blenheim Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Jun 2014
ExtensionOutline
In report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Application for Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed single storey rear extension
Reference
R/93/14/CLP
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What's in 17 Blenheim Drive, Rustington, Littlehampton, BN16 3SN's planning history?

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Price for 17 Blenheim Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£471,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.2% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£455,000

Growth on file: 5.2% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

13 May 2024Most recent
£455,000
+13.8%over 3 years
16 February 2021
£400,000
+60.0%over 15 years
20 October 2005
£250,000
+5.0%over 1 year
30 January 2004
£238,000
+8.2%over 6 months
24 July 2003
£220,000
+95.6%over 6 years
1 November 1996
£112,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN16 3SN: £410,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BN16 3SN

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On the street

Versus other Blenheim Drive homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 17 Blenheim Drive stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,505

Street avg £3,563

Above

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 99 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

Strongly below

Comparables

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

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Area

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Crime

2/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.4 km

Rustington House — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Summerlea Community Primary School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN16 3SN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.4dB

Moderate

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN16 3SN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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