20 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
About 20 Hawthorn Close
20 Hawthorn Close is a detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8HX). It has a recorded floor area of 136 m² (around 1464 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 78), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in February 1996. 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 £632,000 sits 643.5% above the 1996 sale of £85,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£58/sq ft) was about 75.9% below the postcode norm. At 136 m² it's 21.4% larger than the typical home in the postcode (112 m² median across 11 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 73% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
Energy performance
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Planning history
20 Hawthorn Close has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
- Apr 2000ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Side of property
Erection of first floor side addition.
- Reference
- BH2000/00683/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionFeb 2001Decision
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Sales history & valuation
20 Hawthorn Close's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1996).
£632,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£85,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
2 February 1996Most recent
£85,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8HX: £473,000 (2023–2018).
Nearby sales in BN2 8HX
4 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
Sold Dec 2023
£485,00012 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
Sold Nov 2023
£617,50016 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
Sold Mar 2019
£473,0009 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
Sold Nov 2018
£460,00027 Hawthorn Close, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8HX
Sold Jun 2018
£455,000
Versus other Hawthorn Close homes
20 Hawthorn Close is notably below the street on price per m².
Price per m²
£625
Street avg £4,007
Floor Area
136 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 4.9 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
0.2 km
Glynde Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Saltdean Primary School. 6 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.8dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.9dB







