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5 Foredown Close, Eastbourne, BN20 8DD

2 planning records
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
3
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band G
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Foredown Close

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

5 Foredown Close is a five-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 8DD). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (March 2015) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch, solar panel installation and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2016–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£623/sq ft) was about 173.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £1,060,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • ConservatoryYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSouth-facing

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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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 Foredown Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 28 Mar 2025

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Foredown Close, Eastbourne, BN20 8DD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 5 Foredown Close.

2 applications on record at 5 Foredown Close, Eastbourne, BN20 8DD

1decisions2extensions25documents5nearby
  1. Jul 2016
    Solar PanelsOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Proposed rear 2 storey extension + Installation of solar panels

    Extension
    Reference
    160775
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. PorchDecision

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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.

Latest sale on 5 Foredown Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£980,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.5% per year over 7 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£1,060,000

Growth on file: 9.5% per year over 7 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 5 October 2022Most recent

    £1,060,000

    +81.4%over 6 years

  2. 23 March 2016

    £584,200

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 8DD: £680,000 (2023–2007).

On the street

Versus other Foredown Close homes

Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 5 Foredown Close stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£6,709

Street avg £3,653

Strongly above

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 196 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.8 t/year

Street avg 6.4 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Foredown Close

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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.
£800k

1 Foredown Close

BN20 8DD

4 bed2 bath
£350k

1 Cherry Garden Road

BN20 8EY

5 bed
£455k

1 Filching Road

BN20 8TG

4 bed
£750k

1 Fairway Close

BN20 8DB

3 bed
£584k

1 Dillingburgh Road

BN20 8LY

3 bed1 bath
£430k

1 Burrow Down Close

BN20 8SU

3 bed2 bath
£425k

1 East Dean Road

BN20 8EF

3 bed1 bath
£403k

1 Beechwood Crescent

BN20 8AE

3 bed1 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

0.5 km

Cherry Garden Road — bus stop.

Closest school

1.0 km

Gildredge House. 13 schools nearby.

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 8DD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN20 8DD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 8DD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.2dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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