16 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
About 16 Eley Drive
16 Eley Drive is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7FH). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2021) shows a C (score 71). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since May 2011. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include a conservatory.
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 118 m² it's 24.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (95 m² median across 23 EPCs). Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 43.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £520,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- EnsuiteYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
16 Eley Drive has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 16 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
- Jul 2001Loft ConversionFullOutcome in report
Loft conversion incorporating extension to roof. - Amendment
Extension- Reference
- BH2001/01008/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- ConservatoryMay 2006Decision
- ConservatoryJan 2006Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 16 Eley Drive has grown more than fourfold since the 1996 starting point.
£560,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 25 years.
£520,000
Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
1 September 2021Most recent
£520,000
+9.9%over 2 years6 September 2018
£473,000
+35.1%over 7 years28 July 2011
£350,000
+42.9%over 5 years31 July 2005
£245,000
+186.5%over 6 years27 August 1998
£85,500
+58.3%over 2 years8 May 1996
£54,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7FH: £485,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BN2 7FH
27 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
Sold Oct 2024
£595,0006 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
Sold Sept 2024
£320,00038 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
Sold Mar 2023
£650,00028 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
Sold Aug 2022
£350,0003 Eley Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FH
Sold May 2021
£485,000
Versus other Eley Drive homes
On years held, 16 Eley Drive runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,407
Street avg £3,888
Floor Area
118 m²
Street avg 103 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
0.2 km
Court Ord Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Longhill High School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB







