Rundown house in city park has been put up for sale

An empty house on the edge of a city park is up for sale. The neglected property, which is divided into two flats, has been put on the market by Brighton and Hove City Council for offers in excess of £450,000. The ivy-covered red-brick house, which is detached, is in East Brighton Park, a popular open space which is also used as a landing pad for the air ambulance.

Park House is being marketed as a development or investment opportunity by Spencer and Leigh. The detached house is covered in ivy (Image: Spencer and Leigh) The estate agent said the property has been converted into two large one-bedroom self-contained flats which need modernisation and improvement. Its listing said: “The property has huge potential for further extension into the roof space, subject to the necessary consent, with the option to remodel the internal layout to maximise potential.



“Outside the property has a good size front garden which directly overlooks fields and parkland.” The house and gardens are overgrown and photographs of the interior show paint peeling off the walls and graffiti on some of its doors but would be ideal for an owner who enjoys park life. It is in Sheepcote Valley and close to the home of Whitehawk Football Club and the Brighton Caravan and Motorhome Club campsite.

A Spencer and Leigh spokesman said it was believed the property was used to house council gardeners though this could not be confirmed as the agents have only dealt with property since it became vacant. An air ambulance landing in East Brighton Park (Image: Defence Images UK) East Brighton Park covers about 60 acres. The air ambulance often lands there with patients to be transferred to the Royal Sussex County Hospital as the helipad at the hospital is still not ready for use .

The £14 million landing pad was originally supposed to open in 2019 but it was feared helicopters could destroy the cladding on the building. Proposed plans for the 495-home development at the old gasworks site The park is near the old gasworks site at Marina Way, the site of controversial plans for hundreds of homes. A fter three years of planning by developer St William and more than 1,700 objections t he scheme has been rejected.

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