7 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB

7 The Vale is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe and outbuildings. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 87% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2006, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,095,000 sits 151.7% above the 2006 sale of £435,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£185/sq ft) was about 19.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.