Flint Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
About Flint Cottage
Flint Cottage is a two-bedroom detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 67 m² (around 721 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2016) shows an E (score 40), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
4 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 24% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£571/sq ft) was about 67% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 10 years ago, in November 2016.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Utility roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- GarageIntegral
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Flint Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
4 applications on record at Flint Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
- Jan 2015Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Notification of Intention to reduce the amount of overhang and thin the crown by 2 or 3 meters of 1 No. Beech Tree and 1 No. Ash Tree.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/14/06246/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksNov 2018Decision
- Tree WorksNov 2018Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Flint Cottage valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£412,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 November 2016Most recent
£412,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0BL: £270,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in BN20 0BL
Wild Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
Sold Jul 2025
£228,750Went Hill Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
Sold Feb 2016
£270,000Bess Barn, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
Sold May 2014
£475,000Garden Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
Sold Dec 2003
£370,000Gore Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL
Sold May 2002
£112,000
Versus other Eastbourne Road homes
Flint Cottage is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.
Price per m²
£6,149
Street avg £4,783
Floor Area
67 m²
Street avg 73 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.9 t/year
Street avg 3.2 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
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Paddock House — bus stop.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







