Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
5 planning records
Estimated value
£568,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£800,000)-29%
- Against BN2 7HA's recent median (£440,000)+29%
Newest record on this page: September 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£568,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£800,000)-29%
- Against BN2 7HA's recent median (£440,000)+29%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for St Margarets Cottage is modelled from its 135 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 7HA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
135 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2021
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in BN2 7HA
5 sales, median £440,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: September 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 5 applications | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
13 January 2022Most recent
£800,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7HA: £440,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN2 7HA
5 Olde Place Mews, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Sold Sept 2025
£440,0003 Olde Place Mews, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Sold Mar 2025
£375,000Norton House B, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Sold Apr 2024
£915,0006 Olde Place Mews, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Sold Mar 2024
£487,000Squash Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
Sold Nov 2023
£437,000
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- A planning decision worth checkingIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About St Margarets Cottage
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
St Margarets Cottage is a semi-detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7HA). It has a recorded floor area of 135 m² (around 1453 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 is 29% below the 2022 sale of £800,000, below the original sale price, which typically signals condition or completion-status changes worth verifying. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£551/sq ft) was about 93.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 24 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. Most recent transfer: January 2022 at £800,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
St Margarets Cottage's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
Current Certificate
Nov 2021EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 15 November 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at St Margarets Cottage was refused — worth checking the council file.
5 applications on record at St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA
5decisions2extensions89documents7nearby
Flagged:RetrospectiveListed building
- Dec 2022ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Roof alterations to include raising of ridge height with rear rooflights, side dormer, side rooflight, hipped roof to existing front dormer, two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, revised fenestration, landscaping alterations and associated works.
- Documents
- 32 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2022/03259
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsFeb 2024Decision
- ExtensionFeb 2024Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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- Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
- All 5 applications on this property in full, plus 7 notable nearby
- The 89 documents, officer reports & conditions
- What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Versus other The Green homes
Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, St Margarets Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,926
Street avg £4,169
Floor Area
135 m²
Street avg 165 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 7.3 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
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
0.0 km
The Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School. 5 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Our Lady of Lourdes RC SchoolPrimary88m
- St Margaret's CofE Primary School, RottingdeanPrimary198m
- Saltdean Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km
- Longhill High SchoolSecondary1.5km
Nearest stops
- The GreenBus stop31m
- The PondBus stop83m
- Rottingdean High StreetBus stop122m
- White HorsesBus stop319m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,722 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,996 reports19%
- Public Order1,011 reports9%
- Shoplifting840 reports8%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 7HA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for St Margarets Cottage is modelled from its 135 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 7HA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 1 sale is recorded for St Margarets Cottage. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for St Margarets Cottage was lodged in November 2021 at band E and is valid until November 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 5 applications are matched to St Margarets Cottage. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 5 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN2 7HA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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