What type of property is 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH is a 5-bedroom detached house.

What was the last sold price for 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH last sold for £750,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £137,000 in March 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH changed over time?

Across 3 sales between March 1995 and May 2022, 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH rose from £137,000 to £750,000, a change of £613,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 27 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

The current EPC rating for 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH is E with a score of 46 out of 100, lodged in May 2016. It has dropped from a D recorded in March 2013. The assessor estimates the property could reach a C. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (1,496 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 16% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 8AH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH heated?

The latest EPC at 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH is in council tax band F. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH located?

6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH sits in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

Police records around 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

The closest primary school to 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH is Saltdean Primary School (522m), one of 4 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (2.1km).

What transport links are near 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH?

The closest bus stop to 6 Ashdown Avenue, BN2 8AH is Founthill Road, 77m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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6 Ashdown Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8AH

Notable views3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

139 m²

1496 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 46

Council tax

Band F

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 6 Ashdown Avenue

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

6 Ashdown Avenue is a five-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8AH). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1496 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (May 2016) shows an E (score 46), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (March 2013); the latest reading is one band lower. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from May 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include notable views.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 82% of similar EPCs). Across 1995–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£501/sq ft) was about 109.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold May 2022 for £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

Bedrooms5
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageYes
Notable viewsYes

Building

TenureFreehold

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

6 Ashdown Avenue's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 May 2026

Current Certificate(1 of 2)

May 2016

EPC Rating

E46

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

7.4 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 6 Ashdown Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8AH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

6 Ashdown Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

6 Ashdown Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£797,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 27 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£750,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 27 years.

Sales timeline

11 May 2022Most recent
£750,000
+82.9%over 8 years
5 June 2013
£410,000
+199.3%over 18 years
30 March 1995
£137,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8AH: £757,500 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BN2 8AH

On the street

Versus other Ashdown Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 33 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 6 Ashdown Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,396

Street avg £3,279

Strongly above

Floor Area

139 m²

Street avg 153 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

7.4 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.

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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.

Full Brighton report

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

Founthill Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Saltdean Primary School. 5 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 8AH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.9dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 8AH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

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Common questions

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