39 Grand Crescent, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7GL

39 Grand Crescent is a four-bedroom detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7GL). It has a recorded floor area of 226 m² (around 2433 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a C (score 77), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in May 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Other recorded features include notable views.

At 226 m² the property is well over the postcode median (119 m² across 27 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). 7 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 4 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2014–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£518/sq ft) was about 94.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2022 for £1,260,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.