7 Knole Road, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7GR

7 Knole Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7GR). It has a recorded floor area of 150 m² (around 1615 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in March 2015 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a balcony. The home occupies a corner plot.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. Today's modelled estimate of £690,000 sits 205.3% above the 2000 sale of £226,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 50.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 150 m² it's 27.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (118 m² median across 8 EPCs).