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Ground Floor Flat, 20 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN

4 sales on record
Property type
End terrace
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
55 m²
592 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 56
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Ground Floor Flat

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

Ground Floor Flat is an end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 2PN). It has a recorded floor area of 55 m² (around 592 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (June 2017) shows a D (score 56), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Sold May 2022 for £285,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£481/sq ft) was about 83.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D56
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Ground Floor Flat, 20 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Ground Floor Flat 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.

The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.

Current estimate

£310,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 19 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£285,000

Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 12 May 2022Most recent

    £285,000

    +35.7%over 14 years

  2. 7 June 2007

    £210,000

    +27.3%over 11 months

  3. 9 July 2006

    £165,000

    +14.6%over 3 years

  4. 29 January 2003

    £144,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 2PN: £220,000 (2024–2021).

On the street

Versus other Bedford Square homes

Four headline reads against 67 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, Ground Floor Flat runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,182

Street avg £3,624

Above

Floor Area

55 m²

Street avg 49 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 2.5 t/year

Strongly below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about Ground Floor Flat

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
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Flat
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.
Full Brighton report

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Waitrose — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 27 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 2PN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 2PN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

55.3dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 2PN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

45.4dB

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 Ground Floor Flat, 20 Bedford Square, Brighton, BN1 2PN. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.