8 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
About 8 The Beaches
8 The Beaches is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Climping, Littlehampton, Littlehampton (BN17 5PQ). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (April 2019) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 131 m² it's 27.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (103 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 2002–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £496,000 is 19.5% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£294/sq ft) was about 31.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £415,000 in August 2020. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2013.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2013ExtensionIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Ground floor rear extension
- Reference
- CM/7/13/
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£496,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.9% per year over 18 years.
£415,000
Growth on file: 2.9% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
26 August 2020Most recent
£415,000
+55.4%over 14 years8 May 2006
£267,000
+9.0%over 3 years7 July 2002
£245,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN17 5PQ: £410,000 (2023–2013).
Nearby sales in BN17 5PQ
4 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
Sold Oct 2023
£585,00011 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
Sold Feb 2023
£475,00017 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
Sold Jul 2018
£335,0003 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
Sold Nov 2013
£290,0005 The Beaches, Waterford Gardens, Climping, Littlehampton, BN17 5PQ
Sold Oct 2009
£310,000
Versus other The Beaches homes
Floor Area for 8 The Beaches runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,168
Street avg £3,113
Floor Area
131 m²
Street avg 107 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.5 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
5/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.6 km
The Oystercatcher — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St Mary's CofE Primary School. 5 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
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.3dB








