19 Coombe Rise, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QN

19 Coombe Rise is a three-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8QN). It has a recorded floor area of 174 m² (around 1873 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good and window efficiency went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe.

Held since June 2000 — that's 26 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 174 m² the property is well over the postcode median (115 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 70% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £618,000 sits 320.4% above the 2000 sale of £147,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£78/sq ft) was about 63% below the postcode norm.