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23 Pelham Square, Brighton, BN1 4ET

3 sales on record6 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
101 m²
1087 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 48
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Private Rental
Overview

About 23 Pelham Square

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

23 Pelham Square is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4ET). It has a recorded floor area of 101 m² (around 1087 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 48), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump.

Untraded for 27 years, with the last transfer in August 1999. Across 1998–1999, sale prices on this property compounded at -28% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £539,000 sits 199.4% above the 1999 sale of £180,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 44.2% below the postcode norm. 6 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 1 refused, 1 pending. An application is currently awaiting a decision. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 101 m² it's 19.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (126 m² median across 11 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms1
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Pelham Square

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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.

23 Pelham Square's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E48
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 build

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Pelham Square, Brighton, BN1 4ET, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Pelham Square has been through 4 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.

6 applications on record at 23 Pelham Square, Brighton, BN1 4ET

1 live now
5decisions97documents29nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Jan 2007
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    conservation area consent

    Conservation Area
    Documents
    2 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2006/03164
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConditionsDecision
  4. HeritageDecision

+ 3 more applications in the report

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (5 on record)
  • All 6 applications on this property in full, plus 29 notable nearby
  • The 97 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

23 Pelham Square changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£539,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of -28.0% per year over 1 year.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (1999)

£180,000

Growth on file: -28.0% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 August 1999Most recent

    £180,000

    +60.0%over 8 months

  2. 22 December 1998

    £112,500

    -55.0%

  3. 14 September 1998

    £250,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 4ET: £865,000 (2022–2019).

On the street

Versus other Pelham Square homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 23 Pelham Square runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£1,782

Street avg £5,287

Strongly below

Floor Area

101 m²

Street avg 124 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

6.7 t/year

Street avg 7.3 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 23 Pelham Square

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyRecent ownership pattern worth a look

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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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A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Peter's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Carlton Hill Primary School. 28 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 4ET from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 4ET

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

57.1dB

Moderate
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 4ET

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

47.0dB

Low
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 23 Pelham Square, Brighton, BN1 4ET. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.