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7 Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AL

3 sales on record1 planning record
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
153 m²
1647 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Compton Road

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

7 Compton Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5AL). It has a recorded floor area of 153 m² (around 1647 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (November 2024) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85).

At 153 m² the property is well over the postcode median (97 m² across 54 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was October 2025 at £736,200 — fresh data. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2013. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£447/sq ft) was about 64.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Bathrooms2
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 Compton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 7 Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AL

1decisions1extensions5documents9nearby
  1. Nov 2013
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome 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 3.43m, for which the maximum height would be 3.30m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65m.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2013/03597
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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 5 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

7 Compton Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£787,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.7% per year over 28 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£736,200

Growth on file: 7.7% per year over 28 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 7 October 2025Most recent

    £736,200

    +286.5%over 24 years

  2. 22 January 2001

    £190,500

    +110.5%over 3 years

  3. 24 July 1997

    £90,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5AL: £672,400 (2024–2023).

On the street

Versus other Compton Road homes

Four headline reads against 40 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 7 Compton Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,812

Street avg £4,587

On par

Floor Area

153 m²

Street avg 107 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.7 t/year

Street avg 4.9 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 Compton Road

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

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£802k

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1 Compton Road

BN1 5AL

4 bed2 bath
£765k

1 Colebrook Road

BN1 5JH

4 bed1 bath
£1m

1 Colebrook Cottages, Colebrook Road

BN1 5JH

4 bed2 bath
£743k

1 Brigden Street

BN1 5DP

3 bed1 bath
£872k

1 Coventry Street

BN1 5PP

5 bed1 bath
£875k

1 Chatsworth Road

BN1 5DB

5 bed2 bath
£704k

1 Dene Vale

BN1 5ED

3 bed3 bath
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

Church of the Good Shepherd — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Stanford Infant School. 39 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 5AL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 5AL

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 5AL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

Low
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65 dB
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AL. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.