47 Ashurst Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8DR

47 Ashurst Avenue is a three-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 131 m² (around 1410 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (April 2025) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in August 2022 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

At 131 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 36 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 72% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £568,000 sits 74.8% above the 2023 sale of £325,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£230/sq ft) was about 19.7% below the postcode norm. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Most recent transfer: September 2023 at £325,000.