15 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB

15 The Vale is a three-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 113 m² (around 1219 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2011) shows an E (score 54), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from March 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

It hasn't traded since May 1995, a hold of 31 years that's notably long for the area. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £639,000 sits 455.7% above the 1995 sale of £115,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£94/sq ft) was about 56.3% below the postcode norm. At 113 m² it sits well below the postcode median (172 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.