4b, St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
About 4b
4b is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 2FD). It has a recorded floor area of 119 m² (around 1281 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 3-band jump.
At 119 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 78% of similar EPCs). 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows and HMO conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £553,000 is 25.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 135.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £440,000 in April 2019.
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Energy performance
4b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 4b, St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
- Oct 2019HMOOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from four bedroom dwelling house (C3) to six bedroom small house in multiple occupation (C4).
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2019/02547
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationAug 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 4b was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£553,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.2% per year over 23 years.
£440,000
Growth on file: 7.2% per year over 23 years.
Sales timeline
10 April 2019Most recent
£440,000
+409.9%over 23 years1 November 1995
£86,291
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 2FD: £239,000 (2023–2005).
Nearby sales in BN1 2FD
Flat 3, 6 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold Jul 2023
£239,000Basement Flat, 6 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold May 2022
£258,000Flat 2, 6 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold May 2015
£150,0002 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold May 2005
£300,0001 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold Oct 2001
£47,500
Versus other St Margarets Place homes
On epc rating, 4b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
51 (E)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
119 m²
Street avg 144 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.2 t/year
Street avg 6.5 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
West Pier — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 27 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB