What type of property is 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house, which has been extended.

What was the last sold price for 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD last sold for £310,000 in March 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 5 sales on record going back to £63,100 in October 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

Across 5 sales between October 1998 and March 2025, 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD rose from £63,100 to £310,000, a change of £246,900. That works out to roughly +6.2% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD have?

The current EPC rating for 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is D with a score of 63 out of 100, lodged in February 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

23 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.

How is 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD heated?

The latest EPC at 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is in council tax band C.

Where is 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD located?

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

What is crime like near 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

Police records around 23 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.

Which schools serve 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

The closest primary school to 23 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 transport links are near 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD?

The closest bus stop to 23 Abbey Drive, TN38 8BD is Abbey Drive, 109m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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

5 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

103 m²

1109 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 63

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 23 Abbey Drive

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

23 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 C. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

A recent sale: £310,000 in March 2025. At 103 m² it's 21.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (85 m² median across 12 EPCs). Across 1998–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£280/sq ft) was about 54.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Outside

Private gardenRear

Building

Previously extendedYes
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

D63

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.6 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Abbey Drive, St Leonards On Sea, TN38 8BD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Abbey Drive has no planning applications on record.

Notable planning nearby

1applications of note in the surrounding area

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

23 Abbey Drive has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£319,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£310,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

28 March 2025Most recent
£310,000
+65.3%over 9 months
27 June 2024
£187,500
-2.6%
27 June 2024
£192,500
+146.8%over 24 years
25 May 2000
£78,000
+23.6%over 1 year
7 October 1998
£63,100

Median price across the last 5 sales in TN38 8BD: £280,000 (2024–2017).

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.

23 Abbey Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,010

Street avg £2,289

Above

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 88 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 3.9 t/year

On par

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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2 bed1 bath

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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