What kind of home is 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED last sold for £647,500 in August 2021, around 5 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £100,000 in February 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

Across 3 sales between February 1998 and August 2021, 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED rose from £100,000 to £647,500, a change of £547,500. That works out to roughly +8.3% per year compounded over 23 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

The current EPC rating for 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in March 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 5ED. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED use?

The latest EPC at 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED have?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in January 2026 under ref. BH2025/02929. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED is in council tax band D.

Which area is 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED in?

15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

Police records around 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

The closest primary school to 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED is Westdene Primary School (354m), one of 16 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Patcham High School (1.2km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED?

The closest bus stop to 15 Dene Vale, BN1 5ED is Copse Hill, 187m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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15 Dene Vale, Brighton, BN1 5ED

3 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 15 Dene Vale

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

15 Dene Vale is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 3 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2026. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £744,000 is 14.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 122.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2021 for £647,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Dining roomYes
CloakroomYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageYes

Building

Period featuresYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate(1 of 3)

Mar 2021

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.1 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Jan 2016from Jan 2013

EPC improved fromD61toE43

Heating Controls

FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Low Energy Lighting

60%0%

Low energy lighting percentage decreased

Mar 2021from Jan 2016

EPC improved fromE43toD68

Heating Controls

Prog + StatFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Windows

AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Wall Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

Roof Insulation

UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting

0%43%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 15 Dene Vale, Brighton, BN1 5ED, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

15 Dene Vale has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 15 Dene Vale, Brighton, BN1 5ED

1decisions1extensions5documents9nearby

Jan 2026
ExtensionOutline
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m, for which the maximum height would be 3.90m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m.
Documents
5 docs on file
Reference
BH2025/02929
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Latest sale on 15 Dene Vale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£744,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 23 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£647,500

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 23 years.

Sales timeline

10 August 2021Most recent
£647,500
+85.0%over 13 years
16 August 2007
£350,000
+250.0%over 9 years
13 February 1998
£100,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5ED: £460,000 (2023–2018).

Nearby sales in BN1 5ED

On the street

Versus other Dene Vale homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

15 Dene Vale outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,781

Street avg £4,074

Strongly above

Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 102 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

Above

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Area

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Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Copse Hill — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Westdene Primary School. 25 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 5ED from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 5ED

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

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