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6 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE

EPC B1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
5
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
175 m²
1884 sq ft
Energy rating
B
Score 86
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 6 Longhill Road

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

6 Longhill Road is a five-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BE). It has a recorded floor area of 175 m² (around 1884 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (December 2022) returns a high B (score 86), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in June 2017 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average; while roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 101).

Untraded for 24 years, with the last transfer in June 2002. Today's modelled estimate of £891,000 sits 201% above the 2002 sale of £296,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£157/sq ft) was about 45.9% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count.

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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Bathrooms2
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Dec 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
B86
C
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Dec 2022from Jun 2017
EPC improved fromC69toB86
Heating Controls
FullProg + Stat

Heating controls changed

Wall Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated Cavity

Cavity wall insulation installed

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Mid 20th centuryDetached HouseEPC B

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records include a two-storey rear extension at 6 Longhill Road.

1 application on record at 6 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE

1decisions1extensions5documents7nearby
  1. Sept 2012
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Two storey · Rear of property

    Erection of two storey rear extension with pitched roof.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2012/02441
    Full record in report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (1 on record)
  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
  • The 5 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

6 Longhill Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).

Current estimate

£891,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2002)

£296,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 27 June 2002Most recent

    £296,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BE: £784,000 (2025–2024).

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.

6 Longhill Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£1,691

Street avg £4,025

Strongly below

Floor Area

175 m²

Street avg 177 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

7 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 4.6 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 6 Longhill Road

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

Larger development activity nearby

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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.
£1.0m

1 Cliff Top Heights, Cranleigh Avenue, Rottingdean

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5 bed3 bath
£779k

1 Gorham Close, Rottingdean

BN2 7EA

5 bed1 bath
£826k

1 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean

BN2 7BG

4 bed1 bath
£635k

1 Beacon Close, Rottingdean

BN2 7FY

4 bed3 bath
£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
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 6 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.