3 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
About 3 Wanderdown Close
3 Wanderdown Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Ovingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7BY). It has a recorded floor area of 154 m² (around 1658 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1976-1982 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Today's modelled estimate of £734,000 sits 63.1% above the 2015 sale of £450,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£271/sq ft) was about 20% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2005. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 154 m² it's 21.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 9 EPCs). On the market in May 2015 and unlisted since — roughly 11 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 17 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 17 January 2025
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Planning history
3 Wanderdown Close has an approved extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
- Aug 2005ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed rear extension.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2005/02016/CL
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Sales history & valuation
3 Wanderdown Close valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£734,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
10 May 2015Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7BY: £642,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in BN2 7BY
12 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
Sold Mar 2026
£642,00011 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
Sold Dec 2025
£790,0007 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
Sold Jan 2023
£650,0004 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
Sold Dec 2020
£562,5006 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, Brighton, BN2 7BY
Sold Aug 2020
£650,000
Versus other Wanderdown Close homes
3 Wanderdown Close outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,922
Street avg £4,289
Floor Area
154 m²
Street avg 131 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 4.1 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
0.2 km
Wanderdown Road South End — bus stop.
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
47.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







