Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 3, 1 Powis Villas, Brighton, BN1 3HD
Estimated value
£622,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£650,000)-4%
- Against BN1 3HD's recent median (£1,300,000)-52%
Newest record on this page: June 2024. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor 1st
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 50
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£622,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£650,000)-4%
- Against BN1 3HD's recent median (£1,300,000)-52%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Flat 3 is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 3HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
129 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2012
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BN1 3HD
5 sales, median £1,300,000 (2024–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2024 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flat 3 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£650,000
+188.9%over 15 years16 December 2005
£225,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3HD: £1,300,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 3HD
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for Flat 3, 1 Powis Villas, Brighton, BN1 3HD. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Flat 3
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 3 is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 3HD). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. At 129 m² this is the 5th smallest of 6 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 60–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (50 versus a best of 72). The latest certificate (July 2012) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 69), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from July 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (75 m² across 12 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs). Across 2005–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£468/sq ft) was about 26.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £650,000 in June 2021. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Flat 3's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 09 Jul 2022
Current Certificate
Jul 2012EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E50
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.1 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
Certificate validity
Expired on 9 July 2022
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 3, 1 Powis Villas, Brighton, BN1 3HD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
Flat 3 has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
23 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Powis Villas homes
Four headline reads against 7 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On epc rating, Flat 3 runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,039
Street avg £13,868
Floor Area
129 m²
Street avg 69 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.1 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Clifton Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary256m
- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary276m
- Middle Street Primary SchoolPrimary747m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College16 plus803m
Nearest stops
- Clifton HillBus stop125m
- Buckingham RoadBus stop155m
- Homelees HouseBus stop214m
- Upper Gloucester RoadBus stop260m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences4,189 reports27%
- Shoplifting2,866 reports18%
- Anti-social Behaviour2,547 reports16%
- Public Order1,432 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 3HD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Flat 3 is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 3HD. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for Flat 3. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 3 was lodged in July 2012 at band E and expired in July 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to Flat 3. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 3HD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Flat 3 is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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