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EPC B
About 18 Firle Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
18 Firle Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Seaford (BN25 2HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2023. The latest certificate (January 2024) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average. When first surveyed in March 2021 the rating was D, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Very Good, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 93). Other recorded features include a basement. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,044/sq ft) was about 285.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 10 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 4 refused. Sold September 2021 for £1,000,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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
- Bathrooms3
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
18 Firle Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Jan 2024
EPC Rating
A
B
B82
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Good
CO2 Emissions
1.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 18 Firle Road, Seaford, BN25 2HJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 18 Firle Road was refused — worth checking the council file.
- Feb 2025ConditionsGranted
Discharge of Conditions 3 (external materials), 4 (landscaping) and 5 (surface water) of Planning Appeal Decision APP/P1425/D/24/3350061 (Refused Application LW/23/0699)
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
See how we calculated this£920,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
Last sold (2021)
£1,000,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
Versus other Firle Road homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
18 Firle Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£11,236
Street avg £3,308
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 185 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN25 2HJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.7dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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