21 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
About 21 Wanderdown Way
21 Wanderdown Way is a three-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 96 m² (around 1033 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in October 2020 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Average to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused, 1 pending. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. An active application for tree works is awaiting a decision. Today's modelled estimate of £708,000 is 37.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 49.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 96 m² it's 22% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (123 m² median across 13 EPCs). Last sale on file: £514,000 in April 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
- StudyYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
Roof insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 21 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
- Mar 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Sycamore - pruning of branches encroaching onto 16 Wanderdown Close back to lateral growth points. Pruning must not be carried out over the shared boundary between 16 Wanderdown Close and 21 Wanderdown Way.
- Reference
- BH2004/00816/TPO/L
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£708,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£514,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 April 2021Most recent
£514,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BX: £575,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN2 7BX
5 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Sept 2024
£575,0009 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Oct 2022
£820,00020 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold May 2021
£490,00016 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Dec 2019
£760,0002 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Dec 2018
£440,000
Versus other Wanderdown Way homes
21 Wanderdown Way outperforms the street on co₂ emissions by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,354
Street avg £4,078
Floor Area
96 m²
Street avg 126 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.4 t/year
Street avg 4.8 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 School Grounds — bus station.
Closest school
0.2 km
Longhill High School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







