What kind of home is 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU sell for?

24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU last sold for £289,000 in October 1999, around 27 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

The current EPC rating for 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in October 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (2,325 sq ft), around 54 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN20 0EU. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU use?

The latest EPC at 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Which area is 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU in?

24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU sits in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne. It falls within the BN20 postcode district in East Sussex.

How safe is the area around 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

Police records around 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU show an average of 7 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 30% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What transport links are near 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU?

The closest bus stop to 24a, The Ridgeway, BN20 0EU is The Brow, 190m away. In total there are 22 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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24a, The Ridgeway, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EU

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

216 m²

2325 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 24a

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

24a is a four-bedroom detached house in Friston, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0EU). It has a recorded floor area of 216 m² (around 2325 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in October 1999. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £994,000 sits 243.9% above the 1999 sale of £289,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£124/sq ft) was about 56.1% below the postcode norm.

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
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Building

Heating systemGas

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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.

24a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.8 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 24a, The Ridgeway, Friston, Eastbourne, BN20 0EU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

24a has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

1 notable application nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

24a's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Current estimate

£994,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (1999)

£289,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

5 October 1999Most recent
£289,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0EU: £1,250,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN20 0EU

On the street

Versus other The Ridgeway homes

Four headline reads against 15 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 24a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,338

Street avg £4,010

Strongly below

Floor Area

216 m²

Street avg 213 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.8 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

Below

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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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4 bed3 bath

£1.0m

1 Elven Close, East Dean

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5 bed3 bath

£1.0m

1 Friston Close, East Dean

BN20 0EH

3 bed1 bath

£500k

1 Hillside, East Dean

BN20 0HE

4 bed

£1.1m

1 Royston Close, Friston

BN20 0EY

5 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

0.2 km

The Brow — bus stop.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 0EU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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