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Buying at BN3 6DB

Before you offer on a home at BN3 6DB: the checks to raise with your surveyor and conveyancer, whether an asking price stands up against what sold nearby, how prices here have moved since 1995, what it costs to run a home, and a buyer's report for every home on the postcode.

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.77m. In West Blatchington.

2 to check4 clear£1.77m typical on Dyke Close

The checklist

Before you make an offer

Check
Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).
Check
Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.
Note
Busy road: A27, 980 m awayAbout 74,260 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).
Clear
No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.
Clear
No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.
Clear
Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 47 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband91% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Xoserve, UKHSA/BGS radon atlas, BGS GeoSure, Coal Authority, Environment Agency (© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026), Defra noise maps, Historic England, Ofcom, council planning registers (OGL). For a particular home, its buyer's report (below) adds tenure, energy rating, age and extensions.

Price

Is the asking price fair?

£1.77mtypical sale on Dyke Close, last 10 years

£5,917typical price per m² in West Blatchington

£4,600–£7,160per m² for homes at BN3 6DB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,917 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £533k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

Trend

Prices in West Blatchington

West Blatchington

+71% over ten years (2015 to 2025).

Typical (median) sale price each year, all home types, HM Land Registry.

Comparables

What sold nearby in the last two years

Type	Sales	Typical	Range
Detached	70	£1.07m	£450k – £3.65m
Semi-detached	64	£750k	£425k – £1.32m
Terraced	6	£725k	£465k – £913k
Flat	23	£340k	£180k – £940k

Standard sales in West Blatchington. Every recent sale.

Running costs

What it costs to live here

A home's own band, energy rating and typical bills are in its buyer's report.

MHCLG council tax; Xoserve gas connections.

Supply

How often homes come up

1sales on Dyke Close in the last two years

163sales in West Blatchington in the last two years

HM Land Registry standard sales.

Check a home

Buyer's reports for homes at BN3 6DB

Home	Last sold	Floor area
1, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,525,000, Apr 2017	213 m²	Buyer's report →
2, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,180,000, Jan 2013	193 m²	Buyer's report →
3, Dyke CloseDetached	£495,000, Jul 1999	289 m²	Buyer's report →
4, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,005,500, Nov 2009	290 m²	Buyer's report →
5, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,775,000, Jul 2020	342 m²	Buyer's report →
6, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,200,000, May 2012	395 m²	Buyer's report →
7, Dyke CloseDetached	£2,500,000, Dec 2024	371 m²	Buyer's report →
9, Dyke CloseDetached	£1,550,000, Apr 2017	337 m²	Buyer's report →

Each report: sale history, today's estimate, energy rating, running costs and the questions for your solicitor.

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Buying at BN3 6DB

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.77m. In West Blatchington.

2 to check4 clear£1.77m typical on Dyke Close

Before you make an offer

Check

Radon: up to 10–30% of homes above the action levelThis 1 km square includes a radon affected area. Ask whether the home has been tested; a three-month test is simple and cheap, and only a test shows a home's level (UKHSA/BGS).

Check

Ground: shrink-swell clay (subsidence) moderate, soluble rock (sinkholes) significantBGS rates the wider 5 km area for these; it describes the area, not the plot. Mention it to your surveyor, especially for an older home or big trees near the house.

Note

Busy road: A27, 980 m awayAbout 74,260 vehicles a day in 2025 (DfT traffic counts).

Clear

No coal mining riskOutside the Coal Authority's coalfield.

Clear

No river or sea flood risk recordedNot in the Environment Agency's high or medium risk areas. Surface water isn't included: check the exact address on GOV.UK.

Clear

Quiet by WHO standardsRoad traffic about 47 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband91% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£1.77mtypical sale on Dyke Close, last 10 years

£5,917typical price per m² in West Blatchington

£4,600–£7,160per m² for homes at BN3 6DB sold since 2015

Multiply a home's floor area (on its energy certificate) by £5,917 for a neighbourhood benchmark: 90 m² comes to about £533k. Check an asking price.

HM Land Registry sold prices; floor areas from energy certificates.

What homes cost and rent in West Blatchington, by size

Size	Typical value today	Cheaper quarter	Estimated rent	Gross yield
1 bed *	£236k	£195k	£1,190 a month	6.1%
2 beds	£356k	£261k	£1,520 a month	5.1%
3 beds	£659k	£563k	£2,010 a month	3.7%
4+ beds	£1.09m	£808k	£2,860 a month	3.1%
All homes	£813k	£629k	£2,320 a month	3.4%

Values: sales since 2021 of homes with an energy certificate (bedrooms estimated from its rooms), carried to today on the local price index; the cheaper quarter is what a quarter of them go for under. * Too few sales here, so the council's figure. Rents are estimates: the council's typical private rent (ONS) adjusted for how values here compare. Gross yield = a year's rent ÷ value, before costs. Compare it with other places