5 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
About 5 Ovingdean Close
5 Ovingdean Close is a detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 189 m² (around 2034 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since June 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. At 189 m² the property is well over the postcode median (129 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1997–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 20.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £792,000 sits 126.6% above the 2001 sale of £349,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£172/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2010. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
5 Ovingdean Close's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 Nov 2023
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Planning history
1 application on record at 5 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
- Jan 2010ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing detached garage and construction of single storey outbuilding with pitched roof and link to main house.
- Documents
- 8 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2009/02708
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Sales history & valuation
5 Ovingdean Close has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 1997.
£792,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 20.3% per year over 4 years.
£349,500
Growth on file: 20.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2001Most recent
£349,500
+105.6%over 3 years24 July 1997
£169,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7AD: £590,000 (2021–2015).
Nearby sales in BN2 7AD
3 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
Sold Apr 2021
£770,0002 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
Sold Sept 2020
£640,0001 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
Sold May 2016
£590,00020 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
Sold Nov 2015
£575,00017 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
Sold Nov 2015
£400,000
Versus other Ovingdean Close homes
5 Ovingdean Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£1,849
Street avg £3,875
Floor Area
189 m²
Street avg 129 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 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
0.1 km
The Vale — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Longhill High School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







