What type of property is 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE last sold for £930,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

The current EPC rating for 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in December 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (2,013 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 31% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN20 0EE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE heated?

The latest EPC at 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE have?

5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE has 3 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and part-single-part-two-storey extension. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Where is 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE located?

5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE sits in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne. It falls within the BN20 postcode district in East Sussex.

What is crime like near 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

Police records around 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE show an average of 98 reported crimes per month over the last 12 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE?

The closest bus stop to 5 Windmill Lane, BN20 0EE is St Mary the Virgin Church, 88m away. In total there are 20 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE

3 planning records

Estimated value

£1,001,000

Since the 2021 sale (£930,000)+8%
Against BN20 0EE's recent median (£1,100,000)-9%

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

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Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

187 m²

2013 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£1,001,000

Against its 2021 sale (£930,000)+8%
Against BN20 0EE's recent median (£1,100,000)-9%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 5 Windmill Lane is modelled from its 187 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0EE. 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
187 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BN20 0EE
5 sales, median £1,100,000 (2019–2010)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	1 of 3 applications	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Sales timeline

21 September 2021Most recent
£930,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0EE: £1,100,000 (2019–2010).

Nearby sales in BN20 0EE

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.

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Overview

About 5 Windmill Lane

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

5 Windmill Lane is a four-bedroom detached house in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1967-1975. The latest certificate (December 2020) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

At 187 m² it sits well below the postcode median (270 m² across 5 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2021 for £930,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

5 Windmill Lane's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Dec 2020

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 9 December 2030

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a part-single-part-two-storey side and rear extension at 5 Windmill Lane.

3 applications on record at 5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE

3decisions3extensions51documents1nearby

Flagged:Retrospective

Jul 2022
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Side and rear of property
Single and two storey rear extension and first floor extensions to front and side.
Documents
17 docs on file
Reference
SDNP/22/00406/HOUS
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ExtensionNov 2023Decision
ExtensionJul 2023Decision

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On the street

Versus other Windmill Lane homes

Four headline reads against 5 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Windmill Lane outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,973

Street avg £3,676

Strongly above

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 272 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 10 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 8.3 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

0.1 km

St Mary the Virgin Church — bus stop.

Nearest stops

St Mary the Virgin ChurchBus stop88m
Windmill LaneBus stop91m
Dene Side junctionBus stop593m
The BrowBus stop601m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 0EE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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Method

How to read this page

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 5 Windmill Lane is modelled from its 187 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN20 0EE. 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. 1 sale is recorded for 5 Windmill Lane. 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 5 Windmill Lane was lodged in December 2020 at band D and is valid until December 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 5 Windmill Lane. 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 0EE. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.

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