56 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
About 56 The Goffs
56 The Goffs is a nine-bedroom semi-detached house in Eastbourne (BN21 1HE). It has a recorded floor area of 357 m² (around 3843 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2023) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 357 m² the property is well over the postcode median (76 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 75% of similar EPCs). 9 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Last sale on file: £720,000 in August 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms9
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
56 The Goffs's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 56 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
- Nov 2023Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1:Bay re Coppice T2:Sycamore - reduce by 30% due to poor union at base T3:Ash - remove severely damaged Limb, reduce by 20% and reduce co dominant limb to balance crown T4:Ash - previously felled growing on top of drain remove and poison stump. Group 1:Ash, Viburnum, Bay - reduce Ash by 30% to maintain look of area and prevent damage to buildings, Viburnum and Bay reduce by 6ft. T5:Ash in front bed - remove due to suppression T6:Sycamore - remove as previously felled and growing towards Road.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- 230729
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionDec 2024Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 56 The Goffs was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£740,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£720,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 August 2023Most recent
£720,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN21 1HE: £195,000 (2024–2020).
Nearby sales in BN21 1HE
Flat 5, 60 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
Sold Aug 2024
£195,000Flat 1, 60 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
Sold Aug 2023
£315,000Flat 4, 58 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
Sold Jan 2022
£180,000Flat 6, 54 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
Sold Feb 2021
£172,000Flat 4, 60 The Goffs, Eastbourne, BN21 1HE
Sold Oct 2020
£170,000
Versus other The Goffs homes
On years held, 56 The Goffs runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,017
Street avg £2,681
Floor Area
357 m²
Street avg 221 m²
Habitable Rooms
12 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
14.0 t/year
Street avg 11.2 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
0.1 km
The Goffs — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Gildredge House. 17 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.0dB






