5 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
About 5 St Margarets Place
5 St Margarets Place is a five-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 2FD). It has a recorded floor area of 172 m² (around 1851 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). Other recorded features include a self-contained annexe. Period features are noted in the property record.
Untraded for 25 years, with the last transfer in February 2001. At 172 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 9 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 1995–2001, sale prices on this property compounded at 33.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 sits 130% above the 2001 sale of £270,000.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
Building
- Central heatingYes
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
5 St Margarets Place's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
5 St Margarets Place has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for 5 St Margarets Place has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.
£621,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 33.2% per year over 6 years.
£270,000
Growth on file: 33.2% per year over 6 years.
Sales timeline
9 February 2001Most recent
£270,000
+134.8%over 1 year12 March 1999
£115,000
+130.0%over 3 years26 March 1995
£50,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 2FD: £239,000 (2023–2006).
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
£258,0004b, St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold Apr 2019
£440,000Flat 2, 6 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold May 2015
£150,0002 St Margarets Place, Brighton, BN1 2FD
Sold May 2005
£300,000
Versus other St Margarets Place homes
On floor area, 5 St Margarets Place stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£1,570
Street avg £3,652
Floor Area
172 m²
Street avg 55 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.5 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
56.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
46.4dB