2 Knole Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7GR

2 Knole Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7GR). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views.

At 84 m² it sits well below the postcode median (122 m² across 8 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1996–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £611,000 is 14.7% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£589/sq ft) was about 132.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: June 2021 at £532,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.