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FLAT 6

SAFFRONS VIEW, 11, MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX BN20 7DU

1 beds 1 baths 409 sq ft Listed 5 Feb 2025 (-486d)

£124,950

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Property details

Tenure

LEASEHOLD (114 years remaining on lease)

Floor area

38 m²

Council tax band

A

EPC rating

D

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£122,000 Jun 2025

Price per m²

£3,288/m²

Local average

£275,630 (-54.7%)

Deprivation

Decile 3 (8,718 of 33,755)

Street crime

139 incidents within 1 mile (Mar 2026)

Key features

  • Ideally Located Lower Meads Garden Apartment
  • 1 Bedroom
  • Ground Floor
  • Lounge
  • Fitted Kitchen
  • Modern Bath & Shower Room/WC
  • Double Glazing
  • Gas Central Heating
  • Private Area Of Garden

Additional details

Garden
Yes

Description

A compact but ideally located one bedroom ground floor apartment with private entrance door and garden. Situated in the Lower Meads within east walking distance of the town centre and mainline railway station the flat benefits from a fitted kitchen & shower room/WC, double glazing and gas central heating. An internal inspection comes highly recommended.

Entrance - Double glazed French doors to -

Lounge - 6.25m x 2.24m (20'6 x 7'4 ) - Radiator. Picture rail. Doors to kitchen and bedroom.

Fitted Kitchen - 2.64m x 1.93m (8'8 x 6'4 ) - Range of fitted wall and base units. Worktop with inset single drainer sink unit and mixer tap. Built-in electric hob and oven. Stainless steel extractor cooker hood. Part tiled walls. Wall mounted gas boiler. Door to bathroom.

Bedroom - 4.14m x 2.49m (13'7 x 8'2 ) - Radiator. Double glazed window.

Modern Bath & Shower Room/Wc - Suite comprising panelled bath with chrome mixer tap and shower attachment. Shower cubicle. Vanity unit with inset wash hand basin, chrome mixer tap and cupboard below. Low level WC. Radiator. Extractor fan.

Outside - The flat has an area of private garden to the front.

Epc = D -

Council Tax Band = A -

Listed by

Eastbourne

Town Property/Town Flats/Town Rentals

Reference: 157807718

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 06/03/2025

Current heating cost: £515/year

Potential heating cost: £307/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £10,000

Recommendations

  • 50 mm internal or external wall insulation (£4,000 - £14,000)
  • Floor insulation (suspended floor) (£800 - £1,200)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Job (default Low)

Floorplans

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EPC Graphs

EE Rating

EE Rating

Price history

Event Date Price % change
Sold 30/06/2025 (11 months ago) £122,000 —

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Crown copyright.

Sold Comparables

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

Address Price Date Type
WELLSMEAD PLACE, 74 FLAT 2 MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QG £370,000 17/12/2025 Flat
FAIRMEAD, 5 FLAT 3 MILNTHORPE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7NS £120,534 13/12/2023 Flat
WELLSMEAD PLACE, 74 FLAT 4 MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QG £410,000 01/12/2023 Flat
MEADS GATE FLAT 2 MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7RL £282,500 06/11/2023 Flat
16 FLAT 3 MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QT £81,000 28/09/2023 Flat
Same street SAFFRONS VIEW, 11 FLAT 4 MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7DU £160,000 17/08/2023 Flat
2 THE MOORINGS, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7NL £315,000 09/06/2023 Flat
HOMEGLADE HOUSE FLAT 21A ST JOHNS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7PZ £160,000 23/05/2023 Flat
Same street SAFFRONS VIEW, 11 FLAT 9 MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7DU £303,000 20/01/2023 Flat
4 FLAT 1 MILNTHORPE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7NN £510,000 22/12/2022 Flat
WELLSMEAD PLACE, 74 FLAT 14 MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QG £395,000 21/12/2022 Flat
WARLEY LODGE, 16 FLAT 1 DENTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7ST £680,000 19/12/2022 Flat
HOMEGLADE HOUSE FLAT 25 ST JOHNS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7PZ £63,000 06/12/2022 Flat
14 FLAT 5 MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QT £156,750 25/11/2022 Flat
22 FLAT 3 MILNTHORPE ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7NS £259,950 14/11/2022 Flat
DOWNS COURT, 64 FLAT 6 MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7FD £265,000 04/11/2022 Flat
HOMEGLADE HOUSE FLAT 11 ST JOHNS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7PZ £97,500 28/10/2022 Flat
WARLEY LODGE, 16 FLAT 4 DENTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7ST £345,000 20/10/2022 Flat
6 FLAT 3 DALTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7NP £287,500 14/10/2022 Flat
DENTON COURT, 20 FLAT 6 DENTON ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7ST £270,000 30/09/2022 Flat
13A - 13B MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7QY £225,000 30/09/2022 Flat
36A FLAT 2 MEADS STREET, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7RG £210,000 12/08/2022 Flat
Same street SAFFRONS VIEW, 11 SECOND FLOOR FLAT MEADS ROAD, EASTBOURNE, EAST SUSSEX, BN20 7DU £300,000 12/08/2021 Other

Street average: £254,333 (3 sales)

Area average: £275,187 (20 sales)

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 9.6%
10y growth 10.4%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Eastbourne. Series: Flats and maisonettes. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -3.5%
5y (index) -1.2%
10y (index) 19.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £1,044/mo
Realistic £1,160/mo
Optimistic £1,276/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Eastbourne.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Eastbourne: £718/mo (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026)

Location

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Address

1 Meads Street

Nearby

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

Type Name Distance
Shop Frame Works of Meads 0.0 miles
Shop COOK Eastbourne 0.0 miles
Bus stop Dalton Road 0.0 miles
Bus stop Chesterfield Road 0.1 miles
University University of Brighton Eastbourne Campus 0.2 miles
University University of Brighton 0.3 miles
Train station Eastbourne 1.1 miles
Hospital Eastbourne District General Hospital 2.0 miles
Train station Windy Ridge 2.3 miles
Hospital Horder Centre, Seaford 7.1 miles

Street-level crime

Category Count
Violence and sexual offences 42
Anti-social behaviour 41
Public order 12
Drugs 10
Criminal damage and arson 8
Other theft 6
Shoplifting 6
Other crime 5
Burglary 3
Possession of weapons 3
Vehicle crime 3
Total incidents 139

Within 1 mile during Mar 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
St Andrew's Prep Other 0.2 miles — (No rating)
Bede's Prep School Other 0.4 miles — (No rating)
St John's Meads Church of England Primary School Primary 0.4 miles Requires improvement — 12 May 2024
Eastbourne College Other 0.7 miles — (No rating)
Gildredge House Other 0.9 miles — (Inspected (no overall grade))

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
1 Bed Flat, Enys Road, BN21 £900/mo 1 1.35 miles OpenRent

Average rent: £900/mo (1 listing)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.72%
Max investor price (0.8%) £112,500
Target investor price (1%) £90,000
Gross yield 8.6%
Cost-to-rent ratio 11.6×
Monthly cashflow £293/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term
Cash-on-cash ROI 9.7%
  • 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).
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