49 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
About 49 Church Street
49 Church Street is a seven-bedroom detached house in Willingdon, Eastbourne, Eastbourne (BN22 0HR). It has a recorded floor area of 257 m² (around 2766 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record.
3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 257 m² it's 21.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (212 m² median across 7 EPCs). 7 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£322/sq ft) was about 46% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2021 at £890,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms7
- Bathrooms4
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- OutbuildingsYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
Energy performance
49 Church Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
3 applications on record at 49 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
- Sept 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Side of property
TWO STOREY EXTENSION TO SIDE TO FORM ANNEXE FOR USE AS ANCILLARY ACCOMMODATION
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- WD/2010/1830/F
- More recent applications — locked
- DemolitionAug 2021Decision
- ExtensionOct 2011Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£943,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£890,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 March 2021Most recent
£890,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN22 0HR: £590,000 (2025–2002).
Nearby sales in BN22 0HR
55 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
Sold Jun 2025
£590,00059 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
Sold Aug 2023
£1,000,00057a, Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
Sold Aug 2020
£540,00063 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
Sold Aug 2013
£675,00051 Church Street, Willingdon, Eastbourne, BN22 0HR
Sold Mar 2002
£265,000
Versus other Church Street homes
Habitable Rooms for 49 Church Street runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,463
Street avg £3,254
Floor Area
257 m²
Street avg 217 m²
Habitable Rooms
10 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.4 t/year
Street avg 8.2 t/year
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Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Church Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Oakwood Primary Academy. 19 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.2dB







