9 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
About 9 Wanderdown Way
9 Wanderdown Way is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BX). It has a recorded floor area of 140 m² (around 1507 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2026) shows an E (score 41), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (July 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2024. Past consents include an extension and new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£544/sq ft) was about 66.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £820,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
9 Wanderdown Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 6 January 2036
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
Heating system changed
Changed to a more efficient fuel source
Hot water system changed
High performance glazing installed
More low energy lighting installed
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property has been extended more than once and has no mains gas supply, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
1 application on record at 9 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
- Apr 2024ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Replacement of existing first floor front elevation window with french doors and installation of balcony to first floor front elevation. (part-restrospective)
RetrospectiveNew Windows- Documents
- 14 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2024/00356
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 9 Wanderdown Way was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£853,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 26 years.
£820,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
9 October 2022Most recent
£820,000
+76.3%over 7 years10 February 2015
£465,000
+239.4%over 17 years31 December 1997
£137,000
+18.1%over 1 year15 September 1996
£116,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BX: £514,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN2 7BX
5 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Sept 2024
£575,00020 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold May 2021
£490,00021 Wanderdown Way, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BX
Sold Apr 2021
£514,00016 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
9 Wanderdown Way outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,857
Street avg £3,632
Floor Area
140 m²
Street avg 125 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.8 t/year
Street avg 4.6 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
632/mo
Falling 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.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
47.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.8dB







