Detached 4 sales on record

12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE

OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY

£642,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Wanderdown Road South End	0.1 miles
Shop	Unknown	1.0 miles
Train station	Black Rock	1.9 miles
Hospital	Eye Hospital	2.1 miles
University	University of Brighton Phoenix Halls	2.9 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

102 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1976-1982

Last sold

£642,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£6,294/m²

Local average

£704,553 (62 sales)

Street crime

18 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 22/12/2025

Expiry date: 21/12/2035

Current heating cost: £979/year

Potential heating cost: £829/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £17,700

Recommendations

Cavity wall insulation (£900 - £1,500)
Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	23/03/2026	£642,000	Detached	+13.6%	£647,638 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/12/2020	£565,000	Detached	+14.1%	£624,081 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	15/08/2016	£495,000	Detached	+55.7%	£624,870 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	30/09/2014	£318,000	Detached	—	£475,964 to April 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£642,000
listed	11/11/2025	£650,000
sold	01/01/2020	£565,000
sold	01/01/2016	£495,000
sold	01/01/2014	£318,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
136 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD	£805,000	05/12/2025	Detached
11 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY	£790,000	04/12/2025	Detached
17 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT	£730,000	15/12/2023	Detached
73 ELVIN CRESCENT, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FF	£451,000	20/11/2023	Detached
19 THE VALE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AB	£630,000	30/06/2023	Detached
45 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT	£722,000	27/03/2023	Detached
3 LONGHILL CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AX	£540,000	08/12/2022	Detached
71 ELEY DRIVE, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FG	£595,000	25/11/2022	Detached
16 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT	£850,000	18/11/2022	Detached
9 WANDERDOWN WAY, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BX	£820,000	10/10/2022	Detached
7 AINSWORTH CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BH	£940,000	21/09/2022	Detached
RUSTY TILES, 12 THE VALE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AB	£600,000	27/07/2022	Detached
118 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD	£500,000	07/07/2022	Detached
49 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT	£685,000	05/07/2022	Detached
100 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD	£785,000	01/07/2022	Detached
14 ROWAN WAY, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FP	£610,000	15/06/2022	Detached
128 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD	£710,000	08/12/2021	Detached
33 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT	£700,000	03/12/2021	Detached
82 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BE	£775,000	19/10/2021	Detached
4 LONGHILL CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AX	£677,500	25/08/2021	Detached

Area average: £695,775 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same bedrooms and property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth -18.9%

10y growth 25.6%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Brighton and Hove. Series: Detached. As of April 2026.

1y (index) 0.8%

5y (index) 11.5%

10y (index) 31.7%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Brighton and Hove. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,631/mo

Realistic £1,812/mo

Optimistic £1,993/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Brighton and Hove.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Brighton and Hove: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cowley Drive, BN2	£1,550/mo	3	0.63 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Stanstead Crescent, BN2	£2,600/mo	3	0.74 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed End Terrace, Truleigh Close, BN2	£1,850/mo	3	1.14 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £2,000/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.29%

Max investor price (0.8%) £231,250

Target investor price (1%) £185,000

Gross yield 3.5%

Cost-to-rent ratio 28.9×

Monthly cashflow £-888/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -5.7%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	6
Violence and sexual offences	6
Burglary	2
Other theft	2
Criminal damage and arson	1
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	18

Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Longhill High School	Secondary	0.2 miles	Requires improvement — 13 May 2024
Oxford International College, Brighton	Other	0.3 miles	Good — 1 Feb 2024
Roedean School	Other	0.8 miles	— (No rating)
Our Lady of Lourdes RC School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 5 Dec 2014
St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 14 Jul 2016

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
26/12/2021	17/12/2021	2	1

# 12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY

## Property details

- Slug: `f9284ef` (address key hash: `f9284ef1cde5872e9138f34cf0d03752abbef893`)
- Postcode: BN2 7BY
- Transactions on record: 4

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 2
- Floor area: 102 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1976-1982
- Last sold: £642,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £6,294/m²
- Local average: £704,553 (62 sales)
- Street crime: 18 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £642,000
- Date: 2026-03-23
- Type: D
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 21/12/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £979/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £17,700

### Recommendations
- B (£900 - £1,500)
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/2163-3034-2091-0363-4111)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-23 | £642,000 | Detached | +13.6% | £647,638 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-178c-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2020-12-16 | £565,000 | Detached | +14.1% | £624,081 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/bc8936bb-743a-0e2c-e053-6c04a8c0dbf4) |
| Sold | 2016-08-15 | £495,000 | Detached | +55.7% | £624,870 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/3b7e0b8f-c2a8-ea99-e050-a8c062057e77) |
| Sold | 2014-09-30 | £318,000 | Detached | — | £475,964 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/974f5b56-8199-40bf-9eb4-ccd37049a397) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY | £642,000 | 23/03/2026 | Detached |
| 12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY | £565,000 | 16/12/2020 | Detached |
| 12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY | £495,000 | 15/08/2016 | Detached |
| 12 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY | £318,000 | 30/09/2014 | Detached |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169217363](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/4f62b21)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £642,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-11 | £650,000 |
| sold | 2020-01-01 | £565,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £495,000 |
| sold | 2014-01-01 | £318,000 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 136 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD | £805,000 | 05/12/2025 | Detached |
| 11 WANDERDOWN CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BY | £790,000 | 04/12/2025 | Detached |
| 17 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT | £730,000 | 15/12/2023 | Detached |
| 73 ELVIN CRESCENT, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FF | £451,000 | 20/11/2023 | Detached |
| 19 THE VALE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AB | £630,000 | 30/06/2023 | Detached |
| 45 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT | £722,000 | 27/03/2023 | Detached |
| 3 LONGHILL CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AX | £540,000 | 08/12/2022 | Detached |
| 71 ELEY DRIVE, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FG | £595,000 | 25/11/2022 | Detached |
| 16 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT | £850,000 | 18/11/2022 | Detached |
| 9 WANDERDOWN WAY, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BX | £820,000 | 10/10/2022 | Detached |
| 7 AINSWORTH CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BH | £940,000 | 21/09/2022 | Detached |
| RUSTY TILES, 12 THE VALE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AB | £600,000 | 27/07/2022 | Detached |
| 118 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD | £500,000 | 07/07/2022 | Detached |
| 49 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT | £685,000 | 05/07/2022 | Detached |
| 100 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD | £785,000 | 01/07/2022 | Detached |
| 14 ROWAN WAY, ROTTINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7FP | £610,000 | 15/06/2022 | Detached |
| 128 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BD | £710,000 | 08/12/2021 | Detached |
| 33 WANDERDOWN ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BT | £700,000 | 03/12/2021 | Detached |
| 82 LONGHILL ROAD, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7BE | £775,000 | 19/10/2021 | Detached |
| 4 LONGHILL CLOSE, OVINGDEAN, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN2 7AX | £677,500 | 25/08/2021 | Detached |

**Area average:** £695,775 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -18.9%
- **10y growth:** 25.6%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brighton and Hove; Detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 0.8%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.5%
- **10y growth (index):** 31.7%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Brighton and Hove). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,631/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,812/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,993/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Brighton and Hove (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Cowley Drive, BN2 | £1,550/mo | 3 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Stanstead Crescent, BN2 | £2,600/mo | 3 | 0.74 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed End Terrace, Truleigh Close, BN2 | £1,850/mo | 3 | 1.14 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £2,000/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.29% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £231,250
- **Target investor price (1%):** £185,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,850/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.5%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 28.9×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-888/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -5.7%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 6 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **18** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Longhill High School | Secondary | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 13 May 2024 |
| Oxford International College, Brighton | Other | 0.3 miles | Good — 1 Feb 2024 |
| Roedean School | Other | 0.8 miles | — (No rating) |
| Our Lady of Lourdes RC School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 5 Dec 2014 |
| St Margaret's CofE Primary School, Rottingdean | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 14 Jul 2016 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #14957365
- **Address:** 12 Wanderdown Close, Ovingdean, BN2 7BY
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/12/2021
- **Work Completed:** 17/12/2021
- **Items:** 2 window(s), 1 door(s)