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4 Waterworks Cottages, Old Willingdon Road, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AS

3 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£469,000

  • Since the 2006 sale (£250,000)+88%
  • Against BN20 0AS's recent median (£483,000)-3%

Newest record on this page: March 2023. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£469,000

  • Against its 2006 sale (£250,000)+88%
  • Against BN20 0AS's recent median (£483,000)-3%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Waterworks Cottages is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0AS. 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

    103 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2014

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2006

  • Recent sales in BN20 0AS

    5 sales, median £483,000 (2023–2018)

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SalesLatest sale shown: March 2023Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Waterworks Cottages's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Sales timeline

  1. 22 December 2006Most recent

    £250,000

    +38.1%over 2 years

  2. 14 June 2004

    £181,000

    +39.1%over 1 year

  3. 8 September 2002

    £130,125

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0AS: £483,000 (2023–2018).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 4 Waterworks Cottages, Old Willingdon Road, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AS. 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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Overview

About 4 Waterworks Cottages

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Waterworks Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0AS). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2014) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from February 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since December 2006, a hold of 20 years that's notably long for the area. Across 2002–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £469,000 sits 87.6% above the 2006 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 29.3% below the postcode norm. At 103 m² it sits well below the postcode median (251 m² across 9 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2019. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Heating systemGas fired
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Feb 2024

Current Certificate
Feb 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 28 February 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Waterworks Cottages, Old Willingdon Road, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Waterworks Cottages has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 4 Waterworks Cottages, Old Willingdon Road, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0AS

1decisions1extensions10documents1nearby
  1. Jul 2019
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Single storey extension to the rear and associated alterations.

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    SDNP/19/02806/HOUS
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On the street

Versus other Old Willingdon Road homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 4 Waterworks Cottages runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,427

Street avg £3,792

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 245 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

4.0 t/year

Street avg 9.9 t/year

Strongly above
Area

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.
Full Eastbourne report

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

0.3 km

Windmill Lane — bus stop.

Nearest stops

  • Windmill LaneBus stop310m
  • St Mary the Virgin ChurchBus stop341m
  • The BrowBus stop357m
  • Dene Side junctionBus stop509m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences417 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour279 reports24%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson107 reports9%
  • Other Theft83 reports7%

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN20 0AS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN20 0AS

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 0AS

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.3dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 build

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 4 Waterworks Cottages is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0AS. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 4 Waterworks Cottages. 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 4 Waterworks Cottages was lodged in February 2014 at band D and expired in February 2024, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 4 Waterworks 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 0AS. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
4 Waterworks Cottages is in council tax band E. 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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