8 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
About 8 Ovingdean Close
8 Ovingdean Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AD). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 75), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (132 m² median across 9 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 89% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £549,000 is 40.8% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£352/sq ft) was about 61.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (May 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history includes both a loft conversion and an extension — the classic family-home expansion.
2 applications on record at 8 Ovingdean Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AD
- Feb 2002Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Proposed room in roof. Installation of side dormers and installation of windows to front and rear elevations.
- Reference
- BH2002/00304/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
8 Ovingdean Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£549,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -0.3% per year over 8 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: -0.3% per year over 8 years.
Sales timeline
6 May 2015Most recent
£390,000
-2.5%over 7 years3 June 2007
£400,000
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
8 Ovingdean Close is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,786
Street avg £3,633
Floor Area
103 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 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







