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2 The Chestnuts, 51 Decoy Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0AD

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
158 m²
1701 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 73
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Overview

About 2 The Chestnuts

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

2 The Chestnuts is a four-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN22 0AD). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 2003-2006 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2015) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). The latest certificate is from May 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2015. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 42.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2022 for £625,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • GarageIntegral

Building

  • Heating systemGas
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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.

2 The Chestnuts's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 May 2025

Current Certificate
May 2015

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C73
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 27 May 2025

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 The Chestnuts, 51 Decoy Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0AD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 2 The Chestnuts, 51 Decoy Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0AD

1decisions3documents
  1. Apr 2015
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    1no. horse chestnut- 30% Crown reduction

    Documents
    3 docs on file
    Reference
    150229
    Full record in report

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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

£666,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.7% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£625,000

Growth on file: 2.7% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 March 2022Most recent

    £625,000

    +25.0%over 6 years

  2. 24 November 2015

    £500,000

    +26.6%over 10 years

  3. 11 March 2005

    £395,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN22 0AD: £690,000 (2024–2019).

On the street

Versus other Decoy Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 2 The Chestnuts stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£3,956

Street avg £3,356

Strongly above

Floor Area

158 m²

Street avg 167 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

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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
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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

260/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Meadowlands Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Parkland Infant School. 25 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 BN22 0AD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN22 0AD

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN22 0AD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.5dB

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

Common questions

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