The Lodge, Ovingdean Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BB

The Lodge is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BB). It has a recorded floor area of 138 m² (around 1485 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in September 2012 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in November 2002. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 48.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £662,000 sits 117% above the 2002 sale of £305,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£205/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include a garage conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 138 m² it's 25.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (110 m² median across 19 EPCs).