39 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
About 39 Longhill Road
39 Longhill Road is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BF). It has a recorded floor area of 180 m² (around 1938 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2016) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 180 m² the property is well over the postcode median (121 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £937,000 is 21.7% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£397/sq ft) was about 38% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in June 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- GarageYes
Energy performance
39 Longhill Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 18 Jan 2026
EPC Rating
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 39 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
- Jan 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of front, rear, side and roof extensions, and replacement of detached garage with new attached garage.
- Documents
- 23 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2016/05496
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJun 2020Decision
- ConditionsJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
39 Longhill Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£937,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£770,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 June 2016Most recent
£770,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BF: £740,000 (2019–2012).
Nearby sales in BN2 7BF
41 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
Sold Sept 2019
£555,00049 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
Sold Nov 2018
£590,00023 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
Sold May 2018
£1,340,00013 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
Sold Oct 2016
£975,00011 Longhill Road, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BF
Sold Nov 2012
£740,000
Versus other Longhill Road homes
Price per m²
£4,278
Street avg £4,561
Floor Area
180 m²
Street avg 170 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.9 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.3dB







