1 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF

1 Longhill Road is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BF). It has a recorded floor area of 162 m² (around 1744 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).

Held since February 2007 — that's 19 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 162 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £673,000 sits 72.6% above the 2007 sale of £390,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 35.8% below the postcode norm. 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.