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Buxton Cottage, Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1EG

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
119 m²
1281 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 54
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Buxton Cottage

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

Buxton Cottage is a detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1EG). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2017) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since February 2010. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2020–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at -1.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £480,000 is 14.3% above the 2022 sale price. Last sale on file: £420,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

Buxton Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E54
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2017from Feb 2010
Hot Water
Very GoodGood

Hot water efficiency decreased

Windows
SingleMostly Double

Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing

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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraDetached HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Buxton Cottage, Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1EG, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Buxton Cottage has an approved side and rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at Buxton Cottage, Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1EG

1decisions1extensions19documents7nearby
  1. May 2021
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Erection of side and rear extensions

    Documents
    19 docs on file
    Reference
    210307
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
  • The 19 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£480,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -1.5% per year over 2 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£420,000

Growth on file: -1.5% per year over 2 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 3 October 2022Most recent

    £420,000

    -3.3%over 2 years

  2. 10 June 2020

    £434,500

Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Buxton Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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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

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

9/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.3 km

Dittons Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 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 1EG from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN21 1EG

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN21 1EG

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about Buxton Cottage, Compton Place Road, Eastbourne, BN21 1EG. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.