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About 1 Westdean Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Westdean Cottages is an end-of-terrace house in Westdean, Seaford, Seaford (BN25 4AL). It has a recorded floor area of 111 m² (around 1195 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to A (score 94), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
Held since May 2001 — that's 25 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Sale prices here have lagged England HPI: -10.4% per year against 0% for the wider region. Today's modelled estimate of £473,000 sits 491.2% above the 2001 sale of £80,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£67/sq ft) was about 76% below the postcode norm. At 111 m² it sits well below the postcode median (264 m² across 7 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 4 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 0 refused.
Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Oil
Hot Water
Average
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Westdean Cottages, The Lane, Westdean, Seaford, BN25 4AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Planning history at 1 Westdean Cottages is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
- May 2024Tree WorksTreesRaise No Objection
Beech tree - Remove to ground level and replace with a 12-14 cm stem girth Prunus in a more appropriate location in the rear garden.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Latest sale on 1 Westdean Cottages was the lowest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£473,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -10.4% per year over 5 years.
Last sold (2001)
£80,000
Growth on file: -10.4% per year over 5 years.
Sales timeline
Versus other The Lane homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Price per m² for 1 Westdean Cottages lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£721
Street avg £5,066
Floor Area
111 m²
Street avg 268 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.
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
0.1 km
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN25 4AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.5dB
Everything within walking distance
Schools, transport stops and scenic spots near this property — 27 points of interest in total.
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