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20 Cavendish House, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2JH

Property type
Detached
Floor 4th
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
40 m²
434 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 20 Cavendish House

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

20 Cavendish House is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 2JH). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 434 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. At 40 m² this is the 11th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 37–143 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 30 units on file. The latest certificate (January 2011) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 73). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from January 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 40 m² it sits well below the postcode median (112 m² across 29 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1996–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 10% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 82% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £203,000 in May 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20 Cavendish House's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 07 Jan 2021

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Electric
Main Fuel
Electric
Hot Water
Very Poor
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryMid Floor FlatEPC DNo mains gas

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Cavendish House, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2JH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Cavendish House has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

4 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

20 Cavendish House has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1996.

Current estimate

£206,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.0% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£203,000

Growth on file: 10.0% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 May 2022Most recent

    £203,000

    +1027.8%over 25 years
  2. 16 December 1996

    £18,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 2JH: £203,000 (2023–2022).

On the street

Versus other Kings Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On habitable rooms, 20 Cavendish House runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,037

Street avg £4,017

Above

Floor Area

40 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

1 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.6 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

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Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 20 Cavendish House

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the area

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

West Pier — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 23 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 2JH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 2JH

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.8dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 2JH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

46.1dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 20 Cavendish House, Kings Road, Brighton, BN1 2JH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.