What type of property is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE sell for?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE last sold for £1,020,000 in September 2021, around 5 years ago. Before that, it sold for £467,000 in January 2005, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

Across 2 sales between January 2005 and September 2021, 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE rose from £467,000 to £1,020,000, a change of £553,000. That works out to roughly +4.8% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE have?

The current EPC rating for 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE is D with a score of 64 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (2,562 sq ft), around 60 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 78% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 5JE. Source: EPC Register.

How is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE heated?

The latest EPC at 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE had any planning applications?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in July 2012 under ref. BH2012/01657. The wider record also shows 1 refused application. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE located?

34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE sits in Withdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

Is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE in a safe area?

Police records around 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE 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.

Which schools serve 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

The closest primary school to 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE is Westdene Primary School (567m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Varndean College (1.6km), with 9 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE?

The closest bus stop to 34a, Tongdean Lane, BN1 5JE is Valley Close, 154m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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34a, Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5JE

2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

238 m²

2562 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 64

Council tax

Band G

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 34a

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

34a is a four-bedroom detached house in Withdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 5JE). It has a recorded floor area of 238 m² (around 2562 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.

At 238 m² the property is well over the postcode median (130 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,157,000 is 13.4% above the 2021 sale price. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £1,020,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2

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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.

34a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D64

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 34a, Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 34a, Tongdean Lane, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5JE

2decisions2extensions15documents9nearby

Apr 2012
ExtensionFull
Outcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Erection of single storey rear extension at lower ground floor level to replace existing and alterations to balcony above including installation of new balustrading and glazed screens. Erection of rear extension at first floor level to replace existing balcony and associated roof alterations.
Documents
8 docs on file
Reference
BH2012/00366
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ExtensionJul 2012Decision

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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.

34a has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.

Current estimate

£1,157,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.8% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2021)

£1,020,000

Growth on file: 4.8% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

9 September 2021Most recent
£1,020,000
+118.4%over 16 years
6 January 2005
£467,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5JE: £340,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in BN1 5JE

On the street

Versus other Tongdean Lane homes

Four headline reads against 32 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

34a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,286

Street avg £5,087

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Floor Area

238 m²

Street avg 153 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

9.5 t/year

Street avg 6.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

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Full Brighton report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Valley Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.6 km

Westdene Primary School. 29 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.0dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 5JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.4dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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80 dB

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Common questions

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