2a, Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
About 2a
2a is a four-bedroom detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8QS). It has a recorded floor area of 114 m² (around 1227 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (July 2018) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include notable views. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.
At 114 m² the property is well over the postcode median (86 m² across 46 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 87% of similar EPCs). 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Today's modelled estimate of £571,000 is 26.9% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£367/sq ft) was about 45.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £450,000 in November 2019.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Dining roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
- Notable viewsYes
- Corner plotYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
Energy performance
2a's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
A new windows application was refused at 2a in 2021.
3 applications on record at 2a, Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
- Jun 2021OutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed removal of existing chimney & rooflight. Installation of 6no rooflights to rear roofslope, new windows and doors and addition of render to exterior walls.
New Windows- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/01576
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationJul 2022Decision
- OutlineAug 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
2a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£571,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£450,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
18 November 2019Most recent
£450,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8QS: £380,000 (2025–2025).
Nearby sales in BN2 8QS
17 Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
Sold Nov 2025
£314,00048 Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
Sold Aug 2025
£372,00039 Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
Sold Aug 2025
£492,00043 Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
Sold Apr 2025
£380,00050 Greenbank Avenue, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8QS
Sold Mar 2025
£539,500
Versus other Greenbank Avenue homes
2a is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£3,947
Street avg £3,941
Floor Area
114 m²
Street avg 93 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.3 t/year
Street avg 4.3 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
Glynde Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Saltdean Primary School. 8 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.0dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.2dB







