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5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE

3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
187 m²
2013 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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.

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. Today's modelled estimate of £1,080,000 is 16.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£462/sq ft) was about 35.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 187 m² it's 19% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (231 m² median across 5 EPCs). 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

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
6.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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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
  1. 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

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

Current estimate

£1,080,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2021)

£930,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 21 September 2021Most recent

    £930,000

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

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 213 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

9 rooms

Street avg 8 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 7.1 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Windmill Lane

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£1.1m

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£1.1m

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4 bed3 bath
£1.1m

1 Royston Close, Friston

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£1.0m

1 Friston Close, East Dean

BN20 0EH

3 bed1 bath
£1.0m

1 Elven Close, East Dean

BN20 0LJ

5 bed3 bath
£500k

1 Hillside, East Dean

BN20 0HE

4 bed
£750k

1 Summerdown Lane, East Dean

BN20 0LF

3 bed1 bath
£724k

1 Michel Close, East Dean

BN20 0JS

3 bed2 bath
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

St Mary the Virgin Church — 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 0EE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN20 0EE

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
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

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