27a, Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL
About 27a
27a is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 1AL). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. Earlier certificates rated it C (May 2010); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Poor and roof efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
At 87 m² the property is well over the postcode median (15 m² across 84 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £366,000 sits 109.1% above the 2021 sale of £175,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 53.1% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: subdivision approved in 2007. Past consents include subdivision, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Most recent transfer: August 2021 at £175,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.
1 application on record at 27a, Middle Street, Brighton, BN1 1AL
- Apr 2007SubdivisionFullOutcome in report
Conversion of maisonette to form 2 flats.
- Council
- Old Town
- Documents
- 13 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2007/00609
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£366,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£175,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
15 August 2021Most recent
£175,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 1AL: £512,500 (2024–2021).
Nearby sales in BN1 1AL
Versus other Middle Street homes
On floor area, 27a stands well clear of the street.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 66 (D)
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 20 m²
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 1.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 1 rooms
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Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Ship Street — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Middle Street Primary School. 24 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
58.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
49.0dB