Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Albert Road, Brighton, BN1 3RL
Estimated value
£621,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£950,000)-35%
- Against BN1 3RL's recent median (£320,000)+94%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
4
From EPC
Floor area
139 m²
1493 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£621,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£950,000)-35%
- Against BN1 3RL's recent median (£320,000)+94%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Albert Road is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 3RL. 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
139 m² from the EPC lodged in July 2009
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BN1 3RL
5 sales, median £320,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | 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.
Sale price has at least doubled since 2004.
Sales timeline
29 September 2021Most recent
£950,000
+175.4%over 17 years18 April 2004
£345,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 3RL: £320,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 3RL
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Albert Road, Brighton, BN1 3RL. 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 1 Albert Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Albert Road is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 3RL). It has a recorded floor area of 139 m² (around 1493 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. At 139 m² this is the 69th smallest of 72 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 21–249 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 72 units on file. The latest certificate (July 2009) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 70). The latest certificate is from July 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £621,000 is 34.6% below the 2021 sale of £950,000, running counter to the wider postcode trend, which makes the EPC and condition history especially worth a look. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£636/sq ft) was about 165.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 139 m² the property is well over the postcode median (54 m² across 71 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £950,000. 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.
1 Albert Road'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 28 Jul 2019
Current Certificate
Jul 2009EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 28 July 2019
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Albert Road, Brighton, BN1 3RL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Albert Road 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 Albert Road homes
Four headline reads against 68 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
1 Albert Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£6,848
Street avg £3,550
Floor Area
139 m²
Street avg 49 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 2.6 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
Homelees House — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Paul's CofE Primary School. 31 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Paul's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary335m
- St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary482m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College16 plus704m
- Stanford Junior SchoolPrimary797m
Nearest stops
- Homelees HouseBus stop66m
- Clifton HillBus stop135m
- Upper Gloucester RoadBus stop173m
- Compton AvenueBus stop229m
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 3RL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.7dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 1 Albert Road is modelled from its 139 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 3RL. 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 1 Albert Road. 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 1 Albert Road was lodged in July 2009 at band D and expired in July 2019, 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 1 Albert Road. 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 3RL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 1 Albert Road is in council tax band A. 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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