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Get started1 New Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Bishopstone, Seaford, Seaford (BN25 2UH). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2009 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). Main heating runs on lpg. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Sale prices here have outpaced England HPI: 6.1% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £637,000 is 15.8% above the 2021 sale price. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an annexe, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £550,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Removal of existing barn and erection of single-storey detached annexe
1 New Cottages saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£637,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.1% per year over 8 years.
£550,000
Growth on file: 6.1% per year over 8 years.
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
0.7 km

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
42.0dB

Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water efficiency improved
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Loft insulation upgraded to recommended levels
Fuel source changed
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
More low energy lighting installed
Hot water system changed
Window efficiency improved
Cavity wall insulation installed
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
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Alterations and conversion of an existing barn to a holiday let
2 more applications for this property
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13 May 2021Most recent
£550,000
+39.2%over 5 years29 May 2015
£395,000
+14.5%over 1 year2 July 2013
£345,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in BN25 2UH: £402,500 (2018–2013).
BN25 2UB
Freeland Close — bus stop.
Closest school
2.1 km
Seaford Primary School. 4 schools nearby.
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
35.5dB
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