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St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA

5 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
135 m²
1453 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

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 £577,000 is 27.9% 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 49.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 135 m² the property is well over the postcode median (96 m² across 23 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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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

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.

EPC 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
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Level 3 Building Survey

Early 20th centurySemi-Detached HouseEPC EExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

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
  1. Dec 2022
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. ExtensionDecision

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  • The 89 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

On the street

Versus other The Green homes

Four headline reads against 16 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 £4,416

Strongly above

Floor Area

135 m²

Street avg 164 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

8.9 t/year

Street avg 7.4 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about St Margarets Cottage

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Larger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

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

6/mo

Steady 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.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for BN2 7HA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 7HA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about St Margarets Cottage, The Green, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.