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Buying at BN3 6UD

Before you offer on a home at BN3 6UD: 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 £1.06m. In West Blatchington.

2 to check4 clear£1.06m typical on Shirley Drive

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: U, 740 m awayAbout 5,160 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.
Clear
Gigabit broadband100% 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?

£1.06mtypical sale on Shirley Drive, last 10 years

£5,917typical price per m² in West Blatchington

£4,150–£8,330per m² for homes at BN3 6UD 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

13sales on Shirley Drive 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 6UD

Home	Last sold	Floor area
10, Shirley DriveDetached	£1,925,000, Mar 2022	423 m²	Buyer's report →
14, Shirley DriveDetached	£499,950, Jul 2003	–	Buyer's report →
16, Shirley DriveDetached	£1,335,000, Nov 2022	274 m²	Buyer's report →
20, Shirley DriveSemi-detached	£189,950, Jul 1996	–	Buyer's report →
24, Shirley DriveDetached	£1,700,000, Feb 2024	267 m²	Buyer's report →
26, Shirley DriveDetached	£1,890,000, Dec 2022	227 m²	Buyer's report →
28, Shirley DriveDetached	£1,200,000, Aug 2023	154 m²	Buyer's report →
30, Shirley DriveDetached	£900,000, Sept 2015	217 m²	Buyer's report →
32, Shirley DriveDetached	£567,000, Jul 2004	–	Buyer's report →
34, Shirley DriveDetached

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Buying at BN3 6UD

2 things to raise before an offer, and a street where the typical sale was £1.06m. In West Blatchington.

2 to check4 clear£1.06m typical on Shirley Drive

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: U, 740 m awayAbout 5,160 vehicles a day in 2019 (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 43 dB (24-hour average), under the WHO guideline of 53.

Clear

Gigabit broadband100% of premises in the postcode can get it (Ofcom).

Is the asking price fair?

£1.06mtypical sale on Shirley Drive, last 10 years

£5,917typical price per m² in West Blatchington

£4,150–£8,330per m² for homes at BN3 6UD 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