What kind of home is 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF is a 2-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF last sold for £695,000 in October 2010, around 16 years ago. Before that, it sold for £156,000 in June 1996, so prices have been rising over 14 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between June 1996 and October 2010, 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF rose from £156,000 to £695,000, a change of £539,000. That works out to roughly +11% per year compounded over 14 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

The current EPC rating for 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF is E with a score of 45 out of 100, lodged in June 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (1,270 sq ft), around 59 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 19% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 7BF. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF use?

The latest EPC at 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

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

Which area is 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF in?

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

What is crime like near 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

Police records around 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF 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.

What schools are near 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

The closest primary school to 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF is Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (1.2km), one of 6 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (542m).

What transport links are near 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF?

The closest bus stop to 27 Longhill Road, BN2 7BF is Longhill Close, 99m away. The nearest bus option is Longhill School Grounds, 500m away.

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27 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

118 m²

1270 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 45

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 27 Longhill Road

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

27 Longhill Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BF). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2010) shows an E (score 45), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 65). The latest certificate is from June 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Untraded for 16 years, with the last transfer in October 2010. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1996–2010, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £854,000 is 22.9% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£547/sq ft) was about 73.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

Bedrooms2

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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.

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

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 13 Jun 2020

EPC Rating

E45

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Average

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

9.2 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 27 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

27 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.

Price for 27 Longhill Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.

Current estimate

£854,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.0% per year over 14 years.

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Last sold (2010)

£695,000

Growth on file: 11.0% per year over 14 years.

Sales timeline

7 October 2010Most recent
£695,000
+345.5%over 14 years
2 June 1996
£156,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BF: £770,000 (2019–2016).

Nearby sales in BN2 7BF

On the street

Versus other Longhill Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 27 Longhill Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,890

Street avg £4,415

Strongly above

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 174 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

9.2 t/year

Street avg 6.6 t/year

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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3 bed2 bath

£600k

1 Challoners Close, Rottingdean

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3 bed

£592k

1 Grand Crescent, Rottingdean

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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. 7 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

47.6dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7BF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

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