19 Chichester Drive East, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LD

19 Chichester Drive East is a three-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 88 m² (around 943 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (October 2008) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 66). The latest certificate is from October 2008, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.

It hasn't traded since May 2009, a hold of 17 years that's notably long for the area. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 88 m² it sits well below the postcode median (126 m² across 17 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 2000–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £410,000 sits 64% above the 2009 sale of £250,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£265/sq ft) was about 36.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.