3 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD

3 Ovingdean Close is a three-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 211 m² (around 2271 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The property has an EV charger and underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 3 certificates since October 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and main heating dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 56). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 211 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Sold April 2021 for £770,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. 8 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 5 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £937,000 is 21.7% above the 2021 sale price.