5 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
About 5 Ainsworth Avenue
5 Ainsworth Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BG). It has a recorded floor area of 244 m² (around 2626 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 77).
Across 1996–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,304,000 is 10.1% below the 2023 sale of £1,450,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£552/sq ft) was about 68.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 244 m² the property is well over the postcode median (153 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Sold August 2023 for £1,450,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Energy performance
5 Ainsworth Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 applications on record at 5 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
- Jan 2001FullOutcome in report
Construction of first floor to convert bungalow to 2 storey house.
- Reference
- BH2000/03152/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- FullAug 2007Decision
- FullAug 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Ainsworth Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£1,304,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 27 years.
£1,450,000
Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 27 years.
Sales timeline
10 August 2023Most recent
£1,450,000
+42.0%over 2 years19 February 2021
£1,021,000
+828.2%over 24 years11 July 1996
£110,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BG: £875,000 (2023–2021).
Nearby sales in BN2 7BG
39 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
Sold Jun 2023
£2,000,00047 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
Sold May 2023
£1,025,00055 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
Sold Mar 2023
£767,00044 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
Sold Mar 2022
£875,00030 Ainsworth Avenue, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BG
Sold Sept 2021
£788,000
Versus other Ainsworth Avenue homes
Years Held for 5 Ainsworth Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,943
Street avg £4,412
Floor Area
244 m²
Street avg 163 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.3 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
Ainsworth Close — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Longhill High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







