12 Crown Street, Brighton, BN1 3EH
About 12 Crown Street
12 Crown Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3EH). It has a recorded floor area of 91 m² (around 980 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (April 2014) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 70), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Other recorded features include a basement. Period features are noted in the property record. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
Sold June 2021 for £662,500. Across the public record there are 5 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. At 91 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (77 m² median across 17 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 88% of similar EPCs). 4 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 2 is the typical count. Across 1999–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £785,000 is 18.5% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£676/sq ft) was about 125.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 2 refused.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- Utility roomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Apr 2024
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 12 Crown Street, Brighton, BN1 3EH
- Jan 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
One second floor rear extension with dormer and double doors and 2 No. front dormers.
- Council
- Montpelier And Clifton Hill
- Reference
- BH2002/03012/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionMar 2003Decision
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Sales history & valuation
12 Crown Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.
£785,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 22 years.
£662,500
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 22 years.
Sales timeline
27 June 2021Most recent
£662,500
+37.3%over 4 years21 July 2016
£482,500
+109.8%over 14 years6 March 2002
£230,000
-2.1%over 1 year26 September 2000
£235,000
+112.4%over 1 year1 August 1999
£110,627
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3EH: £512,500 (2022–2015).
Nearby sales in BN1 3EH
Versus other Crown Street homes
EPC Rating for 12 Crown Street lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£7,280
Street avg £4,443
Floor Area
91 m²
Street avg 81 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.4 t/year
Street avg 3.7 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
Churchill Square — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB






