What kind of home is 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH?

7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH is a detached house.

What did 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH sell for?

7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH last sold for £940,000 in September 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £300,000 in March 2018, so prices have been rising over 5 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH changed over time?

Across 2 sales between March 2018 and September 2022, 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH rose from £300,000 to £940,000, a change of £640,000. That works out to roughly +28.8% per year compounded over 5 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH have?

The current EPC rating for 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH is B with a score of 91 out of 100, lodged in June 2020. The assessor estimates the property could reach a A. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH?

7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (1,765 sq ft). That makes it about 56% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 7BH. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH use?

The latest EPC at 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Which area is 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH in?

7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH sits in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH?

Police records around 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH 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 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH?

The closest primary school to 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH is Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (1.4km), one of 7 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (547m).

What is the nearest station to 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH?

The closest bus stop to 7 Ainsworth Close, BN2 7BH is Ainsworth Close, 109m away. The nearest bus option is Longhill School Grounds, 501m away.

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7 Ainsworth Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BH

EPC B

Property type

Detached

Floor area

164 m²

1765 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 91

Overview

About 7 Ainsworth Close

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

7 Ainsworth Close is a detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BH). It has a recorded floor area of 164 m² (around 1765 sq ft). The latest certificate (June 2020) returns a high B (score 91), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 92).

At 164 m² it's 29.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 13 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Across 2018–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 28.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 44.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold September 2022 for £940,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

7 Ainsworth Close ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B91

Main Heating

Electric & Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

1.2 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Ainsworth Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Ainsworth Close has no planning applications on record.

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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.

Latest sale on 7 Ainsworth Close was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£992,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 28.8% per year over 5 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£940,000

Growth on file: 28.8% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

20 September 2022Most recent
£940,000
+213.3%over 4 years
16 March 2018
£300,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BH: £580,000 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in BN2 7BH

On the street

Versus other Ainsworth Close homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 7 Ainsworth Close lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,732

Street avg £4,383

Strongly above

Floor Area

164 m²

Street avg 114 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

1.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 10 years

Strongly below

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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

Ainsworth Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Longhill High School. 8 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

46.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7BH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

37.6dB

Low

55 dB

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70 dB

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