73 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
About 73 Willingdon Park Drive
73 Willingdon Park Drive is a three-bedroom detached house in Eastbourne (BN22 0DB). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. Other recorded features include outbuildings.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 86% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £494,000 is 11.8% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£446/sq ft) was about 125.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £442,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- GarageYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A a two-storey rear extension application was refused at 73 Willingdon Park Drive in 2022.
2 applications on record at 73 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
- Apr 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Erection of a two storey rear extension
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- 220342
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£494,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£442,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 May 2022Most recent
£442,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN22 0DB: £405,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BN22 0DB
83 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
Sold Jan 2025
£405,00077 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
Sold Sept 2023
£550,000108 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
Sold Aug 2023
£420,00089 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
Sold Feb 2022
£372,450104 Willingdon Park Drive, Eastbourne, BN22 0DB
Sold Dec 2020
£365,000
Versus other Willingdon Park Drive homes
On epc rating, 73 Willingdon Park Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,804
Street avg £3,423
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 4.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Friston Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
The Eastbourne Academy. 21 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB







