8 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
About 8 Dene Close
8 Dene Close is a three-bedroom detached house in East Dean, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN20 0JJ). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2024) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump.
It hasn't traded since June 1999, a hold of 27 years that's notably long for the area. 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 £648,000 sits 373% above the 1999 sale of £137,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 66.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2016. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 136 m² it's 17.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (116 m² median across 8 EPCs).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 8 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
- Jan 2016Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed conversion of roof void into a bedroom including alterations to existing barn hipped end and insertion of roof windows into existing roof slopes.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- SDNP/15/05737/HOUS
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Sales history & valuation
8 Dene Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).
£648,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£137,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
9 June 1999Most recent
£137,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 0JJ: £470,000 (2021–2016).
Nearby sales in BN20 0JJ
9 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
Sold Jun 2021
£720,0004 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
Sold Oct 2020
£390,00010 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
Sold Jun 2019
£505,0003 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
Sold Apr 2017
£470,0006 Dene Close, East Dean, Eastbourne, BN20 0JJ
Sold Oct 2016
£285,000
Versus other Dene Close homes
8 Dene Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,007
Street avg £4,225
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.3 t/year
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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
Dene Side — bus stop.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB







