Penthouse 3, 3 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
About Penthouse 3
Penthouse 3 is a detached house in Saltdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN2 8SB). It has a recorded floor area of 108 m² (around 1163 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (January 2025) shows a D (score 65), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2010 the rating was F, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Very Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 108 m² it's 21.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (138 m² median across 38 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Loft insulation installed or upgraded to 250mm+
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
Penthouse 3 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
Penthouse 3 has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£548,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
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
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Sold Dec 2023
£40056 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Dec 2023
£560,00046 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Oct 2023
£470,000Apartment 1, 3 Saltdean Drive, Saltdean, Brighton, BN2 8SB
Sold Dec 2022
£585,000
Versus other Saltdean Drive homes
Habitable Rooms for Penthouse 3 lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
65 (D)
Street avg 62 (D)
Floor Area
108 m²
Street avg 145 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 5.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB