3 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
About 3 The Ridings
3 The Ridings is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7AE). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (September 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77). The latest certificate is from September 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Last sale on file: £830,000 in October 2019. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1999–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£476/sq ft) was about 85% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-west-facing
- GarageDouble
Energy performance
3 The Ridings'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Sept 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 The Ridings has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at 3 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
- Jan 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension to form kitchen/dining room.
- Council
- Ovingdean
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- BH2003/03760/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- TreesFeb 2024Decision
- ExtensionMar 2022Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£867,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.3% per year over 20 years.
£830,000
Growth on file: 5.3% per year over 20 years.
Sales timeline
3 October 2019Most recent
£830,000
+16.9%over 5 years18 December 2013
£710,000
+25.2%over 7 years3 October 2006
£567,000
+92.2%over 7 years24 August 1999
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7AE: £637,500 (2024–2014).
Nearby sales in BN2 7AE
8 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
Sold Jul 2024
£730,0006 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
Sold Feb 2024
£1,280,00011 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
Sold Jan 2020
£637,5009 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
Sold Nov 2015
£457,0001 The Ridings, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7AE
Sold Oct 2013
£810,000
Versus other The Ridings homes
On epc rating, 3 The Ridings runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,123
Street avg £3,774
Floor Area
162 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
Ovingdean Stores — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Longhill High School. 9 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
43.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
36.3dB







