The Rectory, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
About The Rectory
The Rectory is a detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0DL). It has a recorded floor area of 254 m² (around 2734 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. The latest certificate (June 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 72).
At 254 m² the property is well over the postcode median (120 m² across 4 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations.
Energy performance
The Rectory's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at The Rectory is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at The Rectory, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
- Dec 2001Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
FELLING OF ONE YEW, SUBJECT TO REGULATIONS, DESIGNATED EAST DEAN CONSERVATION AREA 1969.
Conservation Area- Reference
- TM/2001/0596/TCA
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2019Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The Rectory has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£1,100,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
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.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0DL: £780,000 (2019–2010).
Nearby sales in BN20 0DL
Maryland, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
Sold Sept 2019
£395,000Birling House, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
Sold Feb 2019
£550,000Sullivans, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
Sold Sept 2018
£1,000,000Little Beeches, Gilberts Drive, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0DL
Sold Sept 2001
£215,000
Versus other Gilberts Drive homes
On co₂ emissions, The Rectory runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
254 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 6.3 t/year
Habitable Rooms
10 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
7/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
The Tiger Inn — 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
47.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







