Wenthill Close Friston, Wealden
22 addresses across 1 postcode (BN20), about 230 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 42702197.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £740,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Wealden cost £380,679 in August 2026 (-1.6% on a year); private rents averaged £1,266 a month.
- Energy: 13 homes have an energy certificate (C: 5, D: 6, E: 2).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Radon: Up to 10 to 30% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; Band D in Wealden costs £2,728 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Eastbourne, about 5.1 km (3.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 430 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 4.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 51 to 61 m above sea level.
- Noise: 14 of its 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Victoria Medical Centre, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away.
- People: About 240 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 83% of households owned their home and 38% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 5 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025, 2 of them fatal or serious.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £740,000 | £740,000 | £740,000 |
| 2021 | 1 | £470,000 | £470,000 | £470,000 |
| 2019 | 1 | £440,000 | £440,000 | £440,000 |
| 2017 | 3 | £440,000 | £310,000 | £599,950 |
| 2016 | 3 | £392,000 | £297,000 | £599,950 |
| 2014 | 3 | £375,000 | £323,000 | £447,500 |
| 2007 | 2 | £367,475 | £340,000 | £394,950 |
| 2006 | 3 | £312,500 | £298,000 | £327,500 |
| 2005 | 2 | £275,000 | £250,000 | £300,000 |
| 2004 | 3 | £297,950 | £285,000 | £320,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £227,500 | £220,000 | £235,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £206,000 | £206,000 | £206,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2017 | 2 BN20 0HT | Detached | £440,000 | |
| 22 May 2026 | 3 BN20 0HT | Detached | £740,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2016 | 3 BN20 0HT | Detached | £599,950 | |
| 29 Jul 2005 | 3 BN20 0HT | Detached | £300,000 | |
| 28 Jul 2006 | 4 BN20 0HT | Detached | £312,500 | |
| 24 Mar 2004 | 4 BN20 0HT | Detached | £285,000 | |
| 28 Feb 2003 | 4 BN20 0HT | Detached | £235,000 | |
| 25 Sep 1998 | 4 BN20 0HT | Detached | £128,000 | |
| 3 Aug 2017 | 5 BN20 0HT | Detached | £599,950 | |
| 10 Jun 2014 | 7 BN20 0HT | Detached | £447,500 | |
| 6 Feb 2007 | 7 BN20 0HT | Detached | £394,950 | |
| 16 Aug 2001 | 8 BN20 0HT | Detached | £206,000 | |
| 31 May 2019 | 9 BN20 0HT | Semi-detached | £440,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2014 | 9 BN20 0HT | Semi-detached | £375,000 | |
| 26 Jul 2007 | 9 BN20 0HT | Semi-detached | £340,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2014 | 10 BN20 0HT | Detached | £323,000 | |
| 15 Apr 1997 | 10 BN20 0HT | Detached | £109,000 | |
| 25 Nov 1996 | 11 BN20 0HT | Semi-detached | £95,000 | |
| 12 Jul 2004 | 12 BN20 0HT | Detached | £297,950 | |
| 7 Aug 2000 | 12 BN20 0HT | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 14 BN20 0HT | Detached | £327,500 | |
| 5 Aug 2005 | 14 BN20 0HT | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 19 Aug 1999 | 14 BN20 0HT | Detached | £149,950 | |
| 19 Feb 2016 | HIGH RIDGES, 16 BN20 0HT | Detached | £297,000 | |
| 27 May 2004 | 18 BN20 0HT | Terraced | £320,000 | |
| 8 Aug 2003 | 18 BN20 0HT | Terraced | £220,000 | |
| 14 Dec 2000 | 20 BN20 0HT | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2016 | 24 BN20 0HT | Detached | £392,000 | |
| 28 Sep 2006 | 24 BN20 0HT | Detached | £298,000 | |
| 12 May 2021 | 26 BN20 0HT | Detached | £470,000 | |
| 16 Mar 2017 | 26 BN20 0HT | Detached | £310,000 | |
| 14 Jun 2000 | 28 BN20 0HT | Detached | £158,000 | |
| 21 Jul 1999 | 28 BN20 0HT | Detached | £111,000 | |
| 23 Feb 1996 | 28 BN20 0HT | Detached | £65,000 |
House prices and rents in Wealden
A typical home in Wealden cost £380,679 in August 2026, 1.6% less than a year before. That is 3% more than five years earlier and 17% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £575,010 |
| Semi-detached | £341,952 |
| Terraced | £285,348 |
| Flat or maisonette | £180,919 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £289,839 |
Private renters in Wealden paid £1,266 a month on average in September 2026, 1.8% more than a year before. That is 21% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £898 |
| Two bedrooms | £1,147 |
| Three bedrooms | £1,433 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £2,091 |
Energy performance certificates
13 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 119 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (9); House, detached (3); Bungalow, semi-detached (1). Built: 1950-1966 (8); 1930-1949 (3); 1967-1975 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (13 addresses)
- 2, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 3 Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 5, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 7, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 8 Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 9, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 10, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 12, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 16, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 24, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 26, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 28, Wenthill Close, East Dean
- 30 Wenthill Close, East Dean
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 17,902 kWh of it on average in 2024, 43% more than the district's 12,538 kWh, and 3,131 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is BN20.
Council tax
What each band costs in Wealden in 2026-27: Band D £2,728 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,819 | £2,122 | £2,425 | £2,728 | £3,335 | £3,941 | £4,547 | £5,457 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (29% of about 1,160 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Energy projects nearby
No wind turbine or waste plant within 5 km (3.1 miles), and no solar farm, battery site or other project of 1 MW or more within 2 km (1.2 miles), of the street's postcodes, operating or planned.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
No postcode centre here is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
The postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 10 to 30%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of the square is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. Homes built here in recent decades should have radon protection under the building regulations (basic protection from 3%, full protection from 10%). UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 22 addresses are between 51 m and 61 m above sea level (55 m on average); the ground rises about 10 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN20 0HT | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Eastbourne 3.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.1 miles) |
| Hampden Park (Sussex) 861,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.3 km (3.9 miles) | |
| Polegate 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 7.2 km (4.5 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Downs View Lane East Dean | 110 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bishopstone - Hill Rise | 9.2 km (5.7 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newhaven Harbour Ferry Terminal | 11.5 km (7.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 51.4 km (32 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Victoria Medical Centre Good Nov 2025 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Kamsons Pharmacy | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Orchard Dental Group | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Eastbourne District General Hospital Good Jan 2023 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest East Dean Grange Care Home Good Jun 2025 | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Police Station | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Tesco Bank ATM | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,810 m² | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest East Dean with Friston War Memorial Recreation Ground 1.7 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Dipperays and Gazebo, a listed building (Grade II*), 400 m (0.2 miles) west. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Dipperays and Gazebo | Listed building, Grade II* | 400 m (0.2 miles) west |
| The Parish Church of St Simon and St Jude | Listed building, Grade I | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Medieval farmstead and regular aggregate field system, 805m west of Crapham Barn | Scheduled monument | 820 m (0.5 miles) east |
| The Parish Church of Saint Mary the Virgin | Listed building, Grade I | 880 m (0.5 miles) west |
| Dewpond | Scheduled monument | 940 m (0.6 miles) west |
| Bowl barrow 500m north-east of Cornish Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Went Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Bramble Bottom | Valley | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Birling Gap Beach | Beach | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south |
| Horseshoe Plantation | Wood | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) south |
| Winchester's Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) north-west |
| Exceat Saltings | Wetland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 8.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 3 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 22 |
14 of the street's 22 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Wealden: see them on the Wealden page.
Nearest schools
No open schools within 2 km (1.2 miles).
Nurseries and childcare
No nursery, pre-school or out-of-school club on Ofsted's register is within 1.5 km (0.9 miles) of the middle of the street.
Ofsted also registers 147 childminders and 44 home childcarers (nannies) in East Sussex. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Stores BN20 0HR | Retailers - other | 170 m | 4 Good | 5 Feb 2025 |
| Downland Butchers BN20 0HR | Retailers - other | 180 m | 5 Very good | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Wayside Bakery Limited BN20 0HR | Retailers - other | 190 m | 5 Very good | 30 Jul 2025 |
| Village Lunch Club BN20 0DR | Other catering premises | 240 m | 5 Very good | 5 Nov 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Sussex Gardens (2); On or near Eastbourne Road (1); On or near Dene Close (1); On or near Wenthill Close (1).
Road safety
4 collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 2 serious and 2 slight, in which 2 people were seriously hurt. 2 involved a motorcyclist. Most were on roads with a 40 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Apr 2025 16:40 | Serious | 1 person: 1 motorcyclist | A259, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 15 May 2024 09:50 | Slight | 1 person | A259, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 27 Aug 2023 13:50 | Serious | 2 people: 1 motorcyclist | A259, 40 mph | Daylight |
| 17 Sep 2022 08:20 | Slight | 1 person | A259, 40 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 66 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 9% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 53% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 83% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 63% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | under 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 17% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 37% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 1% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 56% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 42% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 49% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 37% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 24% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 38% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Food hygiene ratings Cafe East Dean Ltd (restaurant/cafe/canteen, BN20 0HR) is no longer listed; it was rated 3 Generally satisfactory found 10 November 2026
- Food hygiene ratings Village Lunch Club (other catering premises, BN20 0DR) re-inspected, still 5 Very good (rated 5 November 2026) found 10 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BN20 0HT: 22 addresses of 25 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Eastbourne Road · Sussex Gardens · Wayside · Cophall Lane · Went Lane · Downlands Way · Downs View Close · Dene Close · Gore Farm Close · Downs View Lane · Elven Lane · Michel Close
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.