What type of property is 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE sell for?

54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE last sold for £587,000 in August 2024, around 2 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £167,500 in July 1998. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

Across 3 sales between July 1998 and August 2024, 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE rose from £167,500 to £587,000, a change of £419,500. That works out to roughly +4.9% per year compounded over 26 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE have?

The current EPC rating for 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE is D with a score of 55 out of 100, lodged in February 2024. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (1,625 sq ft), around 38 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

How is 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE heated?

The latest EPC at 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE located?

54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE sits in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

Police records around 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

The closest primary school to 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE is Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (1.2km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (520m).

What is the nearest station to 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE?

The closest bus stop to 54 Longhill Road, BN2 7BE is Longhill Close, 123m away. The nearest bus option is Longhill School Grounds, 479m away.

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54 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

151 m²

1625 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 55

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 54 Longhill Road

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

54 Longhill Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 151 m² (around 1625 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (February 2024) shows a D (score 55), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Other recorded features include a balcony and a conservatory.

Across 1998–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £764,000 is 30.2% above the 2024 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£361/sq ft) was about 24.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 151 m² it's 16.1% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (180 m² median across 27 EPCs). Sold August 2024 for £587,000.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
Dining roomYes
Utility roomYes
CloakroomYes
ConservatoryYes

Outside

GarageYes
BalconyYes

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Energy

Energy performance

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

54 Longhill Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

D55

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

6.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 54 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

54 Longhill Road has no planning applications on record.

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.

54 Longhill Road has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.

Current estimate

£764,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.9% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£587,000

Growth on file: 4.9% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

19 August 2024Most recent
£587,000
+166.8%over 25 years
18 July 1999
£220,000
+31.3%over 1 year
5 July 1998
£167,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BE: £784,000 (2025–2021).

Nearby sales in BN2 7BE

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.

On epc rating, 54 Longhill Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£3,887

Street avg £3,920

On par

Floor Area

151 m²

Street avg 178 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.9 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

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

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1 Gorham Close, Rottingdean

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1 Burnes Vale, Rottingdean

BN2 7DW

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£860k

1 Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

BN2 7GT

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

Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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.

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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· 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

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Common questions

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