31 Dene Vale, Brighton, BN1 5ED
About 31 Dene Vale
31 Dene Vale is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5ED). It has a recorded floor area of 71 m² (around 764 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2018) shows an F (score 36), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 3-band jump.
At 71 m² it sits well below the postcode median (110 m² across 14 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £475,000 is 26.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£491/sq ft) was about 100% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 8 years ago, in July 2018.
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Energy performance
31 Dene Vale sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2028
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Planning history
31 Dene Vale has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 31 Dene Vale has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£475,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 21 years.
£375,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
29 July 2018Most recent
£375,000
+354.5%over 21 years17 July 1997
£82,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5ED: £480,000 (2023–2018).
Versus other Dene Vale homes
On epc rating, 31 Dene Vale runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,282
Street avg £4,116
Floor Area
71 m²
Street avg 105 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.3 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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Crime
1110/mo
Falling 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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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB