What type of property is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

12 The Vale, BN2 7AB is a 3-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

12 The Vale, BN2 7AB last sold for £600,000 in July 2022, around 4 years ago. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

The current EPC rating for 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB is D with a score of 59 out of 100, lodged in February 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

12 The Vale, BN2 7AB has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (1,851 sq ft), around 57 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 28% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 7AB. Source: EPC Register.

How is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB heated?

The latest EPC at 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Are there any planning records for 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

The only planning records linked to 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB are routine tree-works filings, not building works. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

12 The Vale, BN2 7AB is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB located?

12 The Vale, BN2 7AB sits in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

Is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB in a safe area?

Police records around 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB show an average of 632 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

The closest primary school to 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB is Rudyard Kipling Primary School & Nursery (1.4km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (212m).

How well connected is 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB?

The closest bus stop to 12 The Vale, BN2 7AB is The Vale, 187m away. The nearest bus option is Longhill School Grounds, 216m away.

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12 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB

Extendable2 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

172 m²

1851 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 59

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Overview

About 12 The Vale

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

12 The Vale is a three-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2022) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 172 m² it's 23.7% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 16 EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £810,000 is 35% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£324/sq ft) was about 50.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £600,000 in July 2022. 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

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
EnsuiteYes
ConservatoryYes

Building

RefurbishedYes
Extension potentialPossible

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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.

12 The Vale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

Current Certificate

Feb 2022

EPC Rating

D59

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Poor

CO2 Emissions

7.7 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 10 February 2032

5 years remaining

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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC DExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property has been extended more than once and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at 12 The Vale is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

2 applications on record at 12 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB

2decisions3documents7nearby

May 2006
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
8 x conifers - Bring height down by 7 ft max. 8 x conifers - bring height down by 10 ft on tree closest to house, and match height on remaining 7 trees.
Reference
BH2006/01350
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
Tree WorksMar 2024We would like to shorten nine,high conifer trees , which grow between our garden 12 The Vale and our neighbours garden 12A The Vale on their side of the fence. The neighbours understand what impact their trees have on our house and garden as we spoke to them and invited them to our garden and house so they saw that it's dark and cold on our side of the trees. The trees are blocking the light to our home -to the kitchen, dinning room and bedroom windows which are located on the garden side of the house. We would like to cut the trees back by 3-4 metres to allow light into our house and garden. This will still give the neighbours privacy in their garden too.Decision

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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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£810,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2022)

£600,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

26 July 2022Most recent
£600,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7AB: £777,000 (2026–2019).

Nearby sales in BN2 7AB

On the street

Versus other The Vale homes

Four headline reads against 16 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 The Vale is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£3,488

Street avg £3,292

On par

Floor Area

172 m²

Street avg 172 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.7 t/year

Street avg 6.9 t/year

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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.

Full Brighton report

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

Crime

632/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

The Vale — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

Longhill High School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 7AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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