Abbotsrood, Flat 4, 1 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
About Abbotsrood
Abbotsrood is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Eastbourne (BN20 7NR). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 74).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£287/sq ft) was about 59.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £300,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
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Planning history
3 applications on record at Abbotsrood, Flat 4, 1 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
- Jun 2012RenovationFullOutcome in report
Installation of replacement timber, double glazed window and door
- Council
- Polling District C
New Windows- Documents
- 28 docs on file
- Reference
- 120273
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationMay 2013Decision
- RenovationAug 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Abbotsrood has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
£299,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.6% per year over 19 years.
£300,000
Growth on file: 4.6% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
14 January 2022Most recent
£300,000
+27.7%over 15 years14 September 2006
£235,000
+88.0%over 3 years26 September 2002
£125,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 7NR: £500,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BN20 7NR
10 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
Sold Aug 2023
£1,200,000Flat 3, 14 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
Sold Aug 2021
£155,000Flat 2, 14 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
Sold Aug 2017
£280,000Flat 1, 18 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
Sold Mar 2017
£500,000Flat 3, 16 Milnthorpe Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7NR
Sold Nov 2015
£126,000
Versus other Milnthorpe Road homes
Years Held for Abbotsrood lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,093
Street avg £2,354
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 t/year
Street avg 5.8 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
Chesterfield Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
St John's Meads Church of England Primary School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.4dB






