8 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
About 8 Hilgrove Road
8 Hilgrove Road is a two-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8QG). It has a recorded floor area of 41 m² (around 441 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2015) shows a G (score 16), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 5-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from April 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a conservatory.
At 41 m² it sits well below the postcode median (78 m² across 12 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. Today's modelled estimate of £334,000 is 42.1% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 95.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 11 years ago, in August 2015.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Energy performance
8 Hilgrove Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 29 April 2025
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Planning history
8 Hilgrove Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
3 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
8 Hilgrove Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£334,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£235,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
24 August 2015Most recent
£235,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8QG: £385,000 (2025–2020).
Nearby sales in BN2 8QG
10 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
Sold Oct 2025
£320,0002 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
Sold Aug 2025
£530,0009 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
Sold Jun 2022
£450,00015 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
Sold May 2021
£385,0005 Hilgrove Road, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QG
Sold Dec 2020
£350,000
Versus other Hilgrove Road homes
EPC Rating for 8 Hilgrove Road lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,732
Street avg £4,144
Floor Area
41 m²
Street avg 78 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 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
632/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Arlington Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Saltdean Primary School. 7 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.3dB







