9 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
About 9 Windmill Lane
9 Windmill Lane is a detached house in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0EE). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (January 2019); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
At 64 m² it sits well below the postcode median (231 m² across 5 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. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
9 Windmill Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Heating controls changed
Hot water system changed
Cavity wall insulation installed
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
9 Windmill Lane has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 9 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
- Oct 2020ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Part single, part two storey · Rear of property
REAR SINGLE AND PART TWO STOREY EXTENSION
- Documents
- 21 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/20/00397/HOUS
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionApr 2021Decision
- AmendmentApr 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
9 Windmill Lane has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£312,000
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 0EE: £1,100,000 (2021–2014).
Nearby sales in BN20 0EE
5 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
Sold Sept 2021
£930,0004 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
Sold Jan 2019
£1,240,0002a, Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
Sold Mar 2016
£850,0002 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
Sold Mar 2014
£1,100,0006 Windmill Lane, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EE
Sold Nov 2008
£558,000
Versus other Windmill Lane homes
On epc rating, 9 Windmill Lane runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
45 (E)
Street avg 67 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 238 m²
CO₂ Emissions
4.6 t/year
Street avg 7.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 10 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
0.1 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







