9 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
About 9 The Vale
9 The Vale is a five-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AB). It has a recorded floor area of 229 m² (around 2465 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 229 m² the property is well over the postcode median (144 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: July 2019 at £938,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.7% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,171,000 is 24.8% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£381/sq ft) was about 81.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- GarageDouble
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
9 The Vale's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
- Jun 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Garage extension and terrace over on front elevation (retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2004/01474/FP
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 The Vale was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,171,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.7% per year over 22 years.
£938,000
Growth on file: 5.7% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
16 July 2019Most recent
£938,000
+31.6%over 4 years6 November 2014
£712,500
+26.1%over 4 years29 April 2010
£565,000
+105.5%over 12 years14 July 1997
£275,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7AB: £630,000 (2023–2017).
Nearby sales in BN2 7AB
19 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
Sold Jun 2023
£630,00012 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
Sold Jul 2022
£600,00017 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
Sold Aug 2019
£777,00020 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
Sold Jul 2017
£630,00021 The Vale, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AB
Sold Jun 2016
£615,000
Versus other The Vale homes
On co₂ emissions, 9 The Vale runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,096
Street avg £2,953
Floor Area
229 m²
Street avg 171 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Steady 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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







