Katella Cottage, New Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5AX
About Katella Cottage
Katella Cottage is an end-of-terrace house in Littlehampton (BN17 5AX). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (July 2020) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
Most recent transfer: August 2022 at £265,500. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2004–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 118.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 70 m² it's 26.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 23 EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Katella Cottage has no planning applications on record.
Notable planning nearby
12applications of note in the surrounding area
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Sales history & valuation
Katella Cottage has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2004.
£266,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.8% per year over 18 years.
£265,500
Growth on file: 5.8% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
7 August 2022Most recent
£265,500
+32.8%over 1 year18 December 2020
£199,950
+28.2%over 15 years29 November 2005
£155,950
+60.8%over 1 year25 October 2004
£97,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN17 5AX: £250,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN17 5AX
Versus other New Road homes
On price per m², Katella Cottage stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£3,793
Street avg £1,838
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 102 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Anchor Springs Temporary — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
River Beach Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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The full report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.6dB








