5 Ashdown Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8AH

5 Ashdown Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 253 m² (around 2723 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since April 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 253 m² the property is well over the postcode median (131 m² across 33 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £831,000 sits 118.7% above the 2009 sale of £380,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£140/sq ft) was about 44.3% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.