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42 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE

Notable viewsExtendable
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
130 m²
1399 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 51
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 42 Longhill Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

42 Longhill Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1399 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2024) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 80), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a balcony and notable views. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 130 m² it's 27.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 27 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£560/sq ft) was about 103.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £784,000 in September 2024.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingOff road
  • BalconyYes
  • Notable viewsYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

42 Longhill Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E51
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Longhill Road has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

42 Longhill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£769,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2024)

£784,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 September 2024Most recent

    £784,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BE: £775,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Longhill Road homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

42 Longhill Road is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£6,031

Street avg £3,818

Strongly above

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 179 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.3 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 42 Longhill Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£860k

1 Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GT

3 bed
£686k

1 Burnes Vale, Rottingdean

BN2 7DW

3 bed
£660k

1 Eley Crescent, Rottingdean

BN2 7FE

3 bed
£636k

1 Dower Close, Ovingdean

BN2 7BW

3 bed1 bath
£612k

1 Beacon Court, Greenways, Ovingdean

BN2 7AY

3 bed2 bath
£603k

1 Eley Drive, Rottingdean

BN2 7FH

3 bed2 bath
£600k

1 Challoners Close, Rottingdean

BN2 7DG

3 bed
£592k

1 Grand Crescent, Rottingdean

BN2 7GL

3 bed2 bath
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Full Brighton report

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

Longhill Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Longhill High School. 6 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 7BE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 7BE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7BE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 42 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.