Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
7 Court Ord Cottages is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7FT). It has a recorded floor area of 70 m² (around 753 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2022) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since May 2009. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 3-band jump.
Across 1998–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£664/sq ft) was about 152.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £500,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 January 2032
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7 Court Ord Cottages has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Latest sale on 7 Court Ord Cottages was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£517,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.8% per year over 24 years.
£500,000
Growth on file: 7.8% per year over 24 years.
30 May 2022Most recent
£500,000
+53.8%over 9 years27 September 2012
£325,000
+282.4%over 14 years3 September 1998
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7FT: £244,700 (2021–2004).
8 Court Ord Cottages, Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FT
Sold Jun 2021
6 Court Ord Cottages, Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FT
Sold Sept 2017
5 Court Ord Cottages, Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FT
Sold Apr 2006
4 Court Ord Cottages, Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FT
Sold Dec 2000
3 Court Ord Cottages, Meadow Close, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7FT
Sold Dec 1998
On price per m², 7 Court Ord Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,143
Street avg £4,815
Floor Area
70 m²
Street avg 76 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.9 t/year
Street avg 4.5 t/year
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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
Court Ord Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School. 6 schools nearby.
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