What kind of home is 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

When did 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD last change hands?

19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD last sold for £312,000 in May 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £55,950 in May 1996, so prices have been rising over 25 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between May 1996 and May 2021, 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD rose from £55,950 to £312,000, a change of £256,050. That works out to roughly +7.1% per year compounded over 25 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

The current EPC rating for 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is C with a score of 71 out of 100, lodged in November 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (1,109 sq ft), around 34 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 17% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in TN38 8BD. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD use?

The latest EPC at 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is in council tax band B. That sits at the lower end of the A-H ladder, typically reflecting smaller floor areas or lower 1991 valuations.

Which area is 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD in?

19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD sits in St Leonards On Sea. It falls within the TN38 postcode district in East Sussex.

Is 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD in a safe area?

Police records around 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD show an average of 5 reported crimes per month over the last 13 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 40% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is rising (563% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

The closest primary school to 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is Pebsham Primary Academy (734m), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Bexhill College (1.4km), with 3 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What is the nearest station to 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

The closest bus stop to 19 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is Abbey Drive, 109m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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19 Abbey Drive, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 8BD

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 71

Council tax

Band B

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 19 Abbey Drive

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

19 Abbey Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in St Leonards On Sea (TN38 8BD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a C (score 71). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

At 103 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£281/sq ft) was about 61.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: May 2021 at £312,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
Dining roomYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

EPC Rating

C71

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.3 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 19 Abbey Drive, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

19 Abbey Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 19 Abbey Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£342,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.1% per year over 25 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£312,000

Growth on file: 7.1% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

25 May 2021Most recent
£312,000
+457.6%over 24 years
30 May 1996
£55,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN38 8BD: £280,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in TN38 8BD

On the street

Versus other Abbey Drive homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

19 Abbey Drive outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,029

Street avg £2,287

Strongly above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the St Leonards On Sea district page.

Full St Leonards On Sea report

Reported crime in the wider district is trending notably upward year-on-year.

Crime

5/mo

Rising year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Abbey Drive — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Pebsham Primary Academy. 10 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around TN38 8BD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

45.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for TN38 8BD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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