Upper Flat, 17 Marine Drive, Rottingdean, Brighton, BN2 7HJ
About Upper Flat
Upper Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Rottingdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 7HJ). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 59).
Untraded for 29 years, with the last transfer in June 1997. 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 £350,000 sits 418.5% above the 1997 sale of £67,500. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£72/sq ft) was about 50.5% below the postcode norm. At 87 m² it's 22.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (71 m² median across 14 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
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Planning history
Upper Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Upper Flat's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1997).
£350,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£67,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
30 June 1997Most recent
£67,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 7HJ: £320,000 (2025–2012).
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Sold Jun 2019
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Sold Sept 2012
£161,000
Versus other Marine Drive homes
Upper Flat outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£776
Street avg £2,455
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 67 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
0.1 km
White Horses — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School. 4 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.1dB







