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

1 planning record
Property type
Detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
137 m²
1475 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 25 Chichester Drive East

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

25 Chichester Drive East is a four-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8LD). It has a recorded floor area of 137 m² (around 1475 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since November 2006 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 137 m² the property is well over the postcode median (102 m² across 17 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Today's modelled estimate of £562,000 sits 97.2% above the 2006 sale of £285,000. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2004. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

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

  • Bedrooms4

Building

  • Heating systemGas
  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

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

25 Chichester Drive East sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 25 Chichester Drive East, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 25 Chichester Drive East, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LD

1decisions1extensions2documents4nearby
  1. Apr 2004
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Construction of front roof dormer and rear roof extension (renewal of BH1999/01165/FP which was a renewal of 94/0926/FP).

    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2004/00645/FP
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

25 Chichester Drive East valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£562,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2006)

£285,000

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 16 November 2006Most recent

    £285,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8LD: £650,000 (2025–2021).

On the street

Versus other Chichester Drive East homes

Four headline reads against 17 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

CO₂ Emissions for 25 Chichester Drive East lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,080

Street avg £2,968

Below

Floor Area

137 m²

Street avg 120 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

7.5 t/year

Street avg 4.4 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
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.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Longridge Avenue Post Office — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Saltdean Primary School. 6 schools nearby.

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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.2dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 8LD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.2dB

Low
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60 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 25 Chichester Drive East, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8LD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.