24b, Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5JD

24b is a four-bedroom detached house in Withdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 5JD). It has a recorded floor area of 252 m² (around 2713 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2020. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Very Good and window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84).

Held since November 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 252 m² the property is well over the postcode median (137 m² across 11 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £1,196,000 sits 498.1% above the 1999 sale of £199,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£74/sq ft) was about 84% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.