Flat 1, 16 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
About Flat 1
Flat 1 is a two-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1DU). It has a recorded floor area of 120 m² (around 1292 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. At 120 m² this is the largest unit on EPC record across the building (62–120 m²). The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 3 units on file. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2017) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65).
Last changed hands 9 years ago, in October 2017. Across the public record there are 7 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 76% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£275/sq ft) was about 73.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms2
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
- GarageYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Planning history
Planning history at Flat 1 is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at Flat 1, 16 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
- Apr 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Trimming and reduction in height of one Leylandii.
- Council
- Polling District C
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- 140374
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2022Decision
- Tree WorksJan 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for Flat 1 has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 21 years.
£355,000
Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2017Most recent
£355,000
+29.1%over 4 years17 September 2013
£275,000
+10.0%over 2 years11 September 2011
£250,000
-9.9%over 1 year21 December 2009
£277,500
+11.0%over 5 years11 May 2004
£250,000
+163.2%over 6 years28 April 1998
£95,000
+30.2%over 1 year30 April 1996
£72,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN21 1DU: £265,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BN21 1DU
Flat 2, 28 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
Sold May 2024
£370,000Flat 3, 32 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
Sold Dec 2021
£265,000Flat 3, 10 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
Sold Mar 2021
£219,950Flat 5, 28 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
Sold Oct 2020
£244,000Flat 1, 14 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU
Sold Jul 2020
£316,000
Versus other Saffrons Road homes
On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,958
Street avg £2,091
Floor Area
120 m²
Street avg 112 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
9/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Sorting Office — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Gildredge House. 15 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB






