The Old Bakehouse, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
About The Old Bakehouse
The Old Bakehouse is a four-bedroom detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 149 m² (around 1602 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (February 2011) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would push it to E (score 49). The latest certificate is from February 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 149 m² the property is well over the postcode median (111 m² across 5 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2011–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £862,000 is 24.9% above the 2020 sale price. Sold September 2020 for £690,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms1
Energy performance
The Old Bakehouse sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 22 Feb 2021
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 22 February 2021
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
The Old Bakehouse has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.
4 applications on record at The Old Bakehouse, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
- Jan 2007Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
REDUCE HEIGHT BY 2 - 2.5M. GENERAL PRUNING TO REDUCE GIRTH & KEEP OVERALL SHAPE OF ONE HOLLY TREE, SUBJECT TO REGUALTIONS, DESIGNATED EAST DEAN CONSERVATION AREA, SEPTEMBER 1969.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- TM/2007/0007/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsJun 2021Decision
- RenovationApr 2021Decision
+ 1 more application in the report
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.0% per year over 9 years.
£690,000
Growth on file: 1.0% per year over 9 years.
Sales timeline
24 September 2020Most recent
£690,000
+9.5%over 8 years28 September 2011
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0DB: £679,000 (2020–2001).
Nearby sales in BN20 0DB
Underhill House, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
Sold Aug 2020
£1,853,053Yescombe, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
Sold Oct 2012
£679,000Smugglers Cottage, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
Sold Jun 2005
£425,000Went House, Went Way, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DB
Sold Sept 2001
£350,000
Versus other Went Way homes
The Old Bakehouse is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
29 (F)
Street avg 54 (E)
Floor Area
149 m²
Street avg 147 m²
CO₂ Emissions
11.0 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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
98/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
The Fridays — 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
46.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







