16 Crown Gardens, Brighton, BN1 3LD

16 Crown Gardens is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 3LD). It has a recorded floor area of 54 m² (around 581 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. It is a listed building, which means external alterations are tightly controlled but it may qualify for heritage tax reliefs. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (January 2024) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

Across 2006–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £445,000 is 12.7% below the 2024 sale of £510,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£877/sq ft) was about 129.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. It changed hands recently, sold December 2024 for £510,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 4 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, a porch and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.