What kind of home is 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

When did 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE last change hands?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE last sold for £790,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £460,000 in October 2005. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

Across 3 sales between October 2005 and March 2025, 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE rose from £460,000 to £790,000, a change of £330,000. That works out to roughly +2.8% per year compounded over 19 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE have?

The current EPC rating for 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in December 2018. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (2,013 sq ft), around 47 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 18% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN20 9AE. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE use?

The latest EPC at 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE has council approval for rear extension granted in December 2005 under ref. 050615. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE 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 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE in?

8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE sits in Eastbourne. It falls within the BN20 postcode district in East Sussex.

Is 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE in a safe area?

Police records around 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE 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 schools are near 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

The closest primary school to 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE is Ocklynge Junior School (490m), one of 12 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Ratton School (328m), with 6 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE?

The closest bus stop to 8 Garnet Drive, BN20 9AE is Garnet Drive, 155m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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8 Garnet Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 9AE

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

187 m²

2013 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 8 Garnet Drive

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

8 Garnet Drive is a four-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN20 9AE). It has a recorded floor area of 187 m² (around 2013 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band G. Other recorded features include a conservatory. The latest certificate (December 2018) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).

At 187 m² it's 17.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (159 m² median across 11 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. It changed hands recently, sold March 2025 for £790,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£392/sq ft) was about 43% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms3
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes
StudyYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageIntegral

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.

8 Garnet Drive ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 8 Garnet Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 9AE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

8 Garnet Drive has an approved rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 8 Garnet Drive, Eastbourne, BN20 9AE

1decisions1extensions5documents2nearby

Dec 2005
ConservatoryFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Rear of property
Conservatory at rear.
Council
Polling District C
Extension
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
050615
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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.

8 Garnet Drive valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£797,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.8% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£790,000

Growth on file: 2.8% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£790,000
+38.6%over 5 years
2 July 2019
£570,000
+23.9%over 13 years
17 October 2005
£460,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN20 9AE: £800,000 (2025–2019).

Nearby sales in BN20 9AE

On the street

Versus other Garnet Drive homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

8 Garnet Drive outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,225

Street avg £3,226

Strongly above

Floor Area

187 m²

Street avg 186 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 8.0 t/year

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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

Garnet Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Ratton School. 18 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN20 9AE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN20 9AE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.0dB

Low

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