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About Thrift Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Thrift Cottage is a detached house in Seaford (BN25 2PH). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 83), a 3-band jump.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 4.5% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £511,000 is 27.8% above the 2024 sale price. At 144 m² the property is well over the postcode median (50 m² across 21 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2025. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold July 2024 for £400,000.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Thrift Cottage sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Thrift Cottage, Edinburgh Road, Seaford, BN25 2PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Thrift Cottage has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Feb 2025ExtensionFullGranted
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension and alterations to side window
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on Thrift Cottage was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£511,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.5% per year over 28 years.
Last sold (2024)
£400,000
Growth on file: 4.5% per year over 28 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other Edinburgh Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for Thrift Cottage lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,778
Street avg £3,782
Floor Area
144 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Similar properties nearby
A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Seaford district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Belgrave Road — bus stop.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN25 2PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 35 points of interest in total.
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