3 River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
About 3 River Road
3 River Road is a semi-detached house in Littlehampton (BN17 5BN). It has a recorded floor area of 294 m² (around 3165 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 294 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 28 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
3 River Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
- Sept 2018SubdivisionAmendmentIn report
Non-material amendment following the grant of LU/234/08/ to Flat 1-entrance door relocated from west to north elevation; internal re-configuration of Flat 2 (now Flat B) from 2 bed to 1 bed flat.
- Reference
- LU/121/18/NMA
- Jul 2017ConditionsIn report
Application for approval of details reserved by conditions imposed under LU/55/16/PL relating to condition 3 - Schedule of materials & samples.
- Reference
- LU/157/17/DOC
We flagged 2 things worth checking at 3 River Road
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Environmental risk flagged
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Sales history & valuation
3 River Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£737,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN17 5BN: £275,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN17 5BN
8 Hampton Court, River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
Sold Nov 2025
£173,5007 River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
Sold Feb 2025
£430,0002 Hampton Court, River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
Sold May 2024
£193,0005 River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
Sold Aug 2023
£465,0005 Argyll Hall, River Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5BN
Sold Sept 2021
£275,000
Versus other River Road homes
Floor Area for 3 River Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
57 (D)
Street avg 61 (D)
Floor Area
294 m²
Street avg 114 m²
CO₂ Emissions
13.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
11 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
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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
0.1 km
Littlehampton Railway Station — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
River Beach Primary School. 8 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
50.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








