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Flat 1, 16 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU

7 sales on record3 planning records
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
120 m²
1292 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 46
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Flat 1

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

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.

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

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • BasementYes

Outside

  • Private gardenFront
  • GarageYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E46
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 16 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

3decisions29documents7nearby
  1. Apr 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    Trimming and reduction in height of one Leylandii.

    Council
    Polling District C
    Documents
    1 doc on file
    Reference
    140374
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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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.

Price for Flat 1 has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£366,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£355,000

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2017Most recent

    £355,000

    +29.1%over 4 years
  2. 17 September 2013

    £275,000

    +10.0%over 2 years
  3. 11 September 2011

    £250,000

    -9.9%over 1 year
  4. 21 December 2009

    £277,500

    +11.0%over 5 years
  5. 11 May 2004

    £250,000

    +163.2%over 6 years
  6. 28 April 1998

    £95,000

    +30.2%over 1 year
  7. 30 April 1996

    £72,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN21 1DU: £265,000 (2024–2020).

On the street

Versus other Saffrons Road homes

Four headline reads against 24 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, Flat 1 runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,958

Street avg £2,091

Strongly above

Floor Area

120 m²

Street avg 112 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

5.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

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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
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.

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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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 BN21 1DU from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN21 1DU

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN21 1DU

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Flat 1, 16 Saffrons Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1DU. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.