2 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
About 2 Heathfield Avenue
2 Heathfield Avenue is a two-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8QB). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (July 2015) shows an E (score 44), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since April 2011. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). Across 1996–2016, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £399,000 is 18.2% above the 2016 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£424/sq ft) was about 39.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in January 2016 and unlisted since — roughly 10 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Open-plan layoutYes
Outside
- DrivewayYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 08 Jul 2025
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 2 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
- Sept 2013ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Erection of single storey side extension and single storey rear extension (Part Retrospective).
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2013/02597
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2 Heathfield Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.
£399,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.1% per year over 19 years.
£337,500
Growth on file: 9.1% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
7 January 2016Most recent
£337,500
+73.1%over 4 years20 September 2011
£195,000
+204.7%over 14 years17 December 1996
£64,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8QB: £360,000 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BN2 8QB
4 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
Sold Apr 2024
£304,00028 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
Sold Oct 2021
£425,0007 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
Sold Jun 2021
£375,00030 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
Sold May 2021
£360,00024 Heathfield Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QB
Sold Feb 2021
£300,000
Versus other Heathfield Avenue homes
EPC Rating for 2 Heathfield Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,561
Street avg £4,364
Floor Area
74 m²
Street avg 71 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 3.8 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
Arlington Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Saltdean Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
46.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







