Apartment 1, 3 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
About Apartment 1
Apartment 1 is an end-of-terrace house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 89 m² (around 958 sq ft). At 89 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (89–108 m²). The building's EPC ratings span D to B, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (March 2018) returns a high B (score 85), putting the home a stone's throw from an A rating. When first surveyed in January 2018 the rating was C, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good and main heating went from Poor to Good. Main heating runs on electricity: electricity, unspecified tariff.
At 89 m² it sits well below the postcode median (138 m² across 38 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£611/sq ft) was about 161.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold December 2022 for £585,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
Energy performance
Apartment 1 ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency improved
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Planning history
Apartment 1 has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£558,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£585,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
8 December 2022Most recent
£585,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 8SB: £560,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN2 8SB
35 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Mar 2025
£740,0001 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Dec 2023
£40056 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Dec 2023
£560,00046 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Oct 2023
£470,00042 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Apr 2022
£645,000
Versus other Saltdean Drive homes
EPC Rating
85 (B)
Street avg 70 (C)
Floor Area
89 m²
Street avg 69 m²
CO₂ Emissions
1.3 t/year
Street avg 1.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Chichester Drive West — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Saltdean Primary School. 5 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
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
50.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB







