Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Friston Place Cottages, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AJ
Estimated value
£499,000
Newest record on this page: April 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
End terrace
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 28
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£499,000
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Friston Place Cottages is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
101 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2025
Sales of this home
No sale recorded since 1995
Recent sales in BN20 0AJ
No recent sales of other homes in the postcode
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | No sales shown | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
3 Friston Place Cottages has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
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.
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 Friston Place Cottages, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AJ. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About 3 Friston Place Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Friston Place Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0AJ). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an F (score 28), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in August 2012 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
3 Friston Place Cottages's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Apr 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
F
F28
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
14.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 April 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2025from Aug 2012
EPC improved fromG19toF28
Hot Water
Very PoorAverage
Hot water efficiency improved
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Friston Place Cottages, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Friston Place Cottages has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Eastbourne district page.
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
98/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.7 km
Windmill Lane — bus stop.
Nearest stops
- Windmill LaneBus stop714m
- St Mary the Virgin ChurchBus stop746m
- The BrowBus stop889m
- Gayles FarmBus stop910m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences417 reports36%
- Anti-social Behaviour279 reports24%
- Criminal Damage & Arson107 reports9%
- Other Theft83 reports7%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN20 0AJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.8dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Friston Place Cottages is modelled from its 101 m² EPC floor area, the absence of a recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0AJ. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. No sale is recorded for 3 Friston Place Cottages, which usually means it hasn't changed hands since 1995 or the sale was not for value. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 3 Friston Place Cottages was lodged in April 2025 at band F and is valid until April 2035. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 3 Friston Place Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 12 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. Schools and stops are measured in a straight line from BN20 0AJ. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 3 Friston Place Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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