16a, Ship Street, Brighton, BN1 1AD
About 16a
16a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1AD). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (July 2022) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in November 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 81), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 64 m² this is the 17th smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 23–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 26 units on file.
At 64 m² it's 28% larger than the typical home in the postcode (50 m² median across 25 EPCs).
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 25 July 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water system upgraded
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Wall insulation improved
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has no mains gas supply, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
16a has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
25 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
16a has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£447,000
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 BN1 1AD: £680,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 1AD
Versus other Ship Street homes
EPC Rating for 16a lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
56 (D)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 64 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ship Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Middle Street Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.4dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
48.9dB