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Wild Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL

Property type
Detached
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
23 m²
248 sq ft
Energy rating
F
Score 33
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About Wild Cottage

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

Wild Cottage is a one-bedroom detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0BL). It has a recorded floor area of 23 m² (around 248 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows an F (score 33), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.

At 23 m² it sits well below the postcode median (69 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 1 bedrooms is on the smaller side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. A recent sale: £228,750 in July 2025. Across 2000–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£924/sq ft) was about 163.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing
  • ParkingOff road

Building

  • TenureFreehold
Before you decide

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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.

Wild Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
F
F33
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached BungalowFreeholdEPC FPre-1919 buildNo mains gas

Because the property was built before 1919 and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Wild Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Wild Cottage has no planning applications on record.

1

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Wild Cottage has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£227,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 26 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2025)

£228,750

Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 31 July 2025Most recent

    £228,750

    +357.5%over 25 years

  2. 14 January 2000

    £50,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0BL: £370,000 (2016–2002).

On the street

Versus other Eastbourne Road homes

Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for Wild Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£9,946

Street avg £3,834

Strongly above

Floor Area

23 m²

Street avg 84 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.0 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Wild Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£246k

1 Downlands Way, East Dean

BN20 0HR

2 bed1 bath
£520k

1 Sussex Gardens, East Dean

BN20 0JF

2 bed2 bath
£454k

1 Halfway Cottages, East Dean Road, East Dean

BN20 0BB

3 bed1 bath
£195k

1 Carew Cottages, Village Green Lane, East Dean

BN20 0DR

£524k

1 Cornish Cottages, Went Way, East Dean

BN20 0DD

3 bed

1 High Close, East Dean

BN20 0JX

2 bed
£568k

1 Churchfield, East Dean

BN20 0DQ

3 bed2 bath
£296k

1 Gore Farm Close, East Dean

BN20 0BD

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

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 0BL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Wild Cottage, Eastbourne Road, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0BL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.