What kind of home is 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX?

14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX is a 4-bedroom detached house.

What did 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX sell for?

14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX last sold for £400,000 in January 2017, around 9 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £80,000 in April 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX changed over time?

Across 3 sales between April 1997 and January 2017, 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX rose from £80,000 to £400,000, a change of £320,000. That works out to roughly +8.5% per year compounded over 20 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX have?

The current EPC rating for 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX is C with a score of 75 out of 100, lodged in February 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX?

14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (1,206 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 22% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 8FX. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX use?

The latest EPC at 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX?

14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX is in council tax band D.

Which area is 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX in?

14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX sits in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

Is 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX in a safe area?

Police records around 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX 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.

What schools are near 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX?

The closest primary school to 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX is Saltdean Primary School (121m), one of 5 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Longhill High School (2.4km).

How well connected is 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX?

The closest bus stop to 14 Effingham Close, BN2 8FX is Saxon Close, 165m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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14 Effingham Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FX

3 sales on record

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

112 m²

1206 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 75

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 14 Effingham Close

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

14 Effingham Close is a four-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8FX). It has a recorded floor area of 112 m² (around 1206 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2016) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 87). The latest certificate is from February 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 112 m² it's 20.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (93 m² median across 9 EPCs). Across 1997–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £521,000 is 30.3% above the 2017 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 20.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in January 2017.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms4

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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 25 Feb 2026

EPC Rating

C75

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 14 Effingham Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8FX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

14 Effingham Close 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.

Price for 14 Effingham Close has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£521,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 20 years.

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Last sold (2017)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 20 years.

Sales timeline

13 January 2017Most recent
£400,000
+40.4%over 9 years
20 August 2007
£285,000
+256.3%over 10 years
23 April 1997
£80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8FX: £430,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN2 8FX

On the street

Versus other Effingham Close homes

Four headline reads against 9 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

14 Effingham Close outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,571

Street avg £4,050

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Floor Area

112 m²

Street avg 99 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

Strongly above

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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

0.2 km

Saxon Close — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Saltdean Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 8FX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.6dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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