Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

16 BLAKEHURST WAY

LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA

£310,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	North Ham Rd	0.2 miles
Shop	Guild Care Charity Superstore	0.3 miles
Train station	Littlehampton	0.4 miles
Hospital	Zachary Merton Hospital	1.8 miles
University	University of Chichester (Bognor Campus)	5.6 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

58 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1950-1966

Last sold

£310,000 Apr 2026

Price per m²

£5,345/m²

Local average

£327,125 (36 sales)

Street crime

338 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 26/08/2025

Expiry date: 25/08/2035

Current heating cost: £486/year

Potential heating cost: £412/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £23,050

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Increase loft insulation to 270 mm (£900 - £1,200)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar water heating (£4,000 - £7,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	20/04/2026	£310,000	Semi-detached	+40.9%	£311,637 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	10/01/2014	£220,000	Semi-detached	—	£347,330 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£310,000
listed	01/09/2025	£330,000
sold	01/01/2014	£220,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
43 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH	£360,000	21/11/2025	Semi-detached
52 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EQ	£390,000	17/10/2025	Semi-detached
17 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW	£283,000	26/08/2025	Semi-detached
92 ARUNDEL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 7DW	£389,000	01/08/2025	Semi-detached
45 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH	£317,500	24/11/2023	Semi-detached
3 BLAKEHURST WAY, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA	£370,000	13/11/2023	Semi-detached
12 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HJ	£310,000	22/06/2023	Semi-detached
20 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW	£327,000	12/08/2022	Semi-detached
16 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EE	£380,000	16/06/2022	Semi-detached
85 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EH	£408,000	23/05/2022	Semi-detached
23 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH	£325,000	20/05/2022	Semi-detached
11 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HJ	£335,000	07/04/2022	Semi-detached
15 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW	£340,000	04/02/2022	Semi-detached
6 WICK STREET, WICK, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 7JH	£225,000	08/12/2021	Semi-detached
21 PARHAM CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HF	£370,000	16/11/2021	Semi-detached
74 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH	£395,000	12/11/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £345,281 (16 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -5.2%

10y growth 28.3%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Arun. Series: Semi-detached. As of July 2026.

1y (index) 2.1%

5y (index) 9%

10y (index) 30.1%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Arun. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,108/mo

Realistic £1,231/mo

Optimistic £1,354/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Arun.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Worthing: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Beach Crescent, BN17	£1,850/mo	2	0.8 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,850/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.6%

Max investor price (0.8%) £231,250

Target investor price (1%) £185,000

Gross yield 7.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 14×

Monthly cashflow £419/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 5.6%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~357 m² (0.09 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	125
Anti-social behaviour	83
Criminal damage and arson	27
Public order	25
Other theft	18
Shoplifting	16
Burglary	9
Drugs	9
Robbery	7
Vehicle crime	7
Possession of weapons	5
Bicycle theft	3
Other crime	3
Theft from the person	1
Total incidents	338

Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
River Beach Primary School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 22 Oct 2012
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 13 Nov 2022
The Littlehampton Academy	Secondary	0.3 miles	Good — 22 Mar 2022
White Meadows Primary Academy	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 21 Mar 2014
Lyminster Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 6 Oct 2019

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
12/02/2007	31/01/2007	1	1

# 16 BLAKEHURST WAY, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA

## Property details

- Slug: `50175aa` (address key hash: `50175aa0e7e3f288a6460457e51caf24722aa813`)
- Postcode: BN17 6HA
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 58 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1950-1966
- Last sold: £310,000 Apr 2026
- Price per m²: £5,345/m²
- Local average: £327,125 (36 sales)
- Street crime: 338 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £310,000
- Date: 2026-04-20
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 25/08/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £486/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £23,050

### Recommendations
- A (£900 - £1,200)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- N (£4,000 - £7,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0285-1206-3105-1679-1100)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-04-20 | £310,000 | Semi-detached | +40.9% | £311,637 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b84-675b-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2014-01-10 | £220,000 | Semi-detached | — | £347,330 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/fb70a72f-f44a-415e-b55b-aa21640e70f2) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 16 BLAKEHURST WAY, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA | £310,000 | 20/04/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 16 BLAKEHURST WAY, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA | £220,000 | 10/01/2014 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [166441421](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/90969fc)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £310,000 |
| listed | 2025-09-01 | £330,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £220,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 43 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH | £360,000 | 21/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 52 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EQ | £390,000 | 17/10/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 17 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW | £283,000 | 26/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 92 ARUNDEL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 7DW | £389,000 | 01/08/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 45 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH | £317,500 | 24/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 3 BLAKEHURST WAY, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HA | £370,000 | 13/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 12 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HJ | £310,000 | 22/06/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 20 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW | £327,000 | 12/08/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 16 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EE | £380,000 | 16/06/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 85 CORNWALL ROAD, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6EH | £408,000 | 23/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 23 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH | £325,000 | 20/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 11 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HJ | £335,000 | 07/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 15 AMBERLEY CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HW | £340,000 | 04/02/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 6 WICK STREET, WICK, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 7JH | £225,000 | 08/12/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 21 PARHAM CLOSE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HF | £370,000 | 16/11/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 74 HIGHDOWN DRIVE, LITTLEHAMPTON, ARUN, WEST SUSSEX, BN17 6HH | £395,000 | 12/11/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £345,281 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -5.2%
- **10y growth:** 28.3%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Arun; Semi-detached series; as of July 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 2.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 9%
- **10y growth (index):** 30.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Arun). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,108/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,231/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,354/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Worthing (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Beach Crescent, BN17 | £1,850/mo | 2 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,850/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.6% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £231,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £185,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 7.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 14×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £419/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 5.6%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 125 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 83 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Public order | 25 |
| Other theft | 18 |
| Shoplifting | 16 |
| Burglary | 9 |
| Drugs | 9 |
| Robbery | 7 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Possession of weapons | 5 |
| Bicycle theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **338** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| River Beach Primary School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 22 Oct 2012 |
| St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Littlehampton | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 13 Nov 2022 |
| The Littlehampton Academy | Secondary | 0.3 miles | Good — 22 Mar 2022 |
| White Meadows Primary Academy | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 21 Mar 2014 |
| Lyminster Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 6 Oct 2019 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #4457471
- **Address:** 16 Blakehurst Way, LITTLEHAMPTON, BN17 6HA
- **Certificate Issued:** 12/02/2007
- **Work Completed:** 31/01/2007
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)