What type of property is 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN sell for?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN last sold for £570,000 in August 2020, around 6 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £142,000 in June 1999. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN appreciated in value?

Across 4 sales between June 1999 and August 2020, 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN rose from £142,000 to £570,000, a change of £428,000. That works out to roughly +6.8% per year compounded over 21 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

The current EPC rating for 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN is E with a score of 49 out of 100, lodged in September 2010. The assessor estimates the property could reach a D. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (1,401 sq ft), around 43 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 11% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 7BN. Source: EPC Register.

How is 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN heated?

The latest EPC at 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

Has 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN had any planning applications?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in May 2003. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN is in council tax band D.

Where is 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN located?

17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN sits in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

Police records around 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN 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.

Which schools serve 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

The closest primary school to 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN is Our Lady of Lourdes RC School (1.0km), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (758m).

What is the nearest station to 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN?

The closest bus stop to 17 Beacon Hill, BN2 7BN is Longhill Road, 119m away. The nearest bus option is Longhill School Grounds, 718m away.

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17 Beacon Hill, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BN

Notable views4 sales on record1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

130 m²

1401 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 49

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 17 Beacon Hill

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

17 Beacon Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BN). It has a recorded floor area of 130 m² (around 1401 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2010) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 63). The latest certificate is from September 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views. Period features are noted in the property record.

On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Sold August 2020 for £570,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.8% per year. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2003.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes
FireplaceYes

Outside

Private gardenRear
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

Period featuresYes

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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.

17 Beacon Hill 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 21 Sept 2020

EPC Rating

E49

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 17 Beacon Hill, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 17 Beacon Hill, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BN

1decisions7nearby

May 2003
OutbuildingFull
Outcome in report
Detached single garage.
Reference
BH2003/01111/FP
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

17 Beacon Hill has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Current estimate

£621,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.8% per year over 21 years.

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Last sold (2020)

£570,000

Growth on file: 6.8% per year over 21 years.

Sales timeline

20 August 2020Most recent
£570,000
+83.9%over 9 years
30 March 2011
£310,000
+57.0%over 10 years
14 November 2000
£197,500
+39.1%over 1 year
2 June 1999
£142,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BN: £550,000 (2021–2018).

Nearby sales in BN2 7BN

On the street

Versus other Beacon Hill homes

Four headline reads against 12 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

17 Beacon Hill is notably below the street on epc rating.

Price per m²

£4,378

Street avg £3,864

On par

Floor Area

130 m²

Street avg 125 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.9 t/year

Street avg 4.0 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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 Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.8 km

Longhill High School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7BN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.8dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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