3 Bracken Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8SH
About 3 Bracken Road
3 Bracken Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 8SH). It has a recorded floor area of 80 m² (around 861 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (August 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2016. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Very Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
Last sale on file: £400,000 in October 2023. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a porch, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£465/sq ft) was about 94.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageEn bloc
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency improved
Window efficiency improved
Roof insulation improved
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Planning history
3 Bracken Road has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.
3 applications on record at 3 Bracken Road, Eastbourne, BN20 8SH
- Sept 2011PorchFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two storey side extension with a front porch
- Council
- Polling District B
Extension- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 110333
- More recent applications — locked
- PorchDec 2012Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2012Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 3 Bracken Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£383,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 23 years.
£400,000
Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
19 October 2023Most recent
£400,000
+41.3%over 4 years8 September 2019
£283,000
+10.8%over 2 years20 January 2017
£255,500
+126.2%over 16 years13 September 2000
£112,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 8SH: £277,500 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in BN20 8SH
Versus other Bracken Road homes
3 Bracken Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,000
Street avg £2,795
Floor Area
80 m²
Street avg 89 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.2 t/year
Street avg 3.3 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
Bracken Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Pashley Down Infant School. 14 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.3dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.7dB







