20 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
About 20 Ditchling Rise
20 Ditchling Rise is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 4QL). It has a recorded floor area of 128 m² (around 1378 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Poor to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Average to Very Poor and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.
At 128 m² the property is well over the postcode median (59 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 10.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£515/sq ft) was about 119.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold October 2023 for £710,000.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water efficiency decreased
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
20 Ditchling Rise has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
2 applications on record at 20 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
- Jan 2015ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.5m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.3m.
- Documents
- 4 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2014/04164
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMay 2015Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 20 Ditchling Rise was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£701,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 10.5% per year over 25 years.
£710,000
Growth on file: 10.5% per year over 25 years.
Sales timeline
24 October 2023Most recent
£710,000
+133.9%over 13 years4 February 2010
£303,500
+27.0%over 5 years26 August 2004
£239,000
+139.0%over 5 years15 August 1999
£100,000
+75.1%over 11 months6 September 1998
£57,100
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 4QL: £220,000 (2024–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 4QL
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Sold Apr 2023
£233,9801a, Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
Sold Nov 2022
£220,0001 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
Sold Nov 2022
£260,000Flat 1, 21 Ditchling Rise, Brighton, BN1 4QL
Sold Aug 2022
£535,000
Versus other Ditchling Rise homes
20 Ditchling Rise is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,547
Street avg £3,560
Floor Area
128 m²
Street avg 138 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 5.0 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
Preston Circus — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Stanford Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
55.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.9dB