21 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB

21 The Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (November 2016) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2016. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot and a cul-de-sac position.

5 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 144 m² it's 16.3% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (172 m² median across 15 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £844,000 is 37.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 88.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.