7 Marine Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HJ

7 Marine Drive is a five-bedroom detached house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 273 m² (around 2939 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a C (score 72). The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since December 2008. Between certificates, wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. Other recorded features include notable views and a loft.

Held since July 1999 — that's 27 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 273 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 14 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 4 is the typical count. Across 1996–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,134,000 sits 198.4% above the 1999 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£129/sq ft) was about 20.2% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2000. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.