51 Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
About 51 Western Road
51 Western Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Littlehampton (BN17 5PG). It has a recorded floor area of 155 m² (around 1668 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2022) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since July 2010. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump.
At 155 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 10 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2023. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£426/sq ft) was about 103% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: November 2022 at £710,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
51 Western Road has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
- Mar 2023RenovationHeritageIn report
Listed building consent for internal alterations to bathrooms and re-decorate and repair outbuildings.
Listed- Reference
- LU/15/23/L
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 51 Western Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£672,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 26 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
30 November 2022Most recent
£710,000
+77.5%over 12 years4 November 2010
£400,000
+272.1%over 12 years14 May 1998
£107,500
+25.0%over 1 year23 January 1997
£86,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN17 5PG: £340,000 (2024–2019).
Nearby sales in BN17 5PG
24 Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
Sold Sept 2024
£320,0006 Beach Mews, Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
Sold Nov 2023
£390,0002 Beach Mews, Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
Sold Nov 2022
£425,00039 Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
Sold Jun 2021
£340,00041 Western Road, Littlehampton, BN17 5PG
Sold Mar 2019
£280,000
Versus other Western Road homes
On price per m², 51 Western Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£4,581
Street avg £2,640
Floor Area
155 m²
Street avg 91 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Norfolk Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
1.2 km
River Beach Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.4dB








