28a, Brigden Street, Brighton, BN1 5DP
About 28a
28a is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5DP). It has a recorded floor area of 143 m² (around 1539 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (September 2018) shows a C (score 73). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).
3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 143 m² it's 28.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (111 m² median across 27 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 81% of similar EPCs). Across 2014–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £843,000 is 24.9% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£439/sq ft) was about 74.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £675,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 28a, Brigden Street, Brighton, BN1 5DP
- Oct 2015Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from builders storage unit, yard and office (B8/B1) to 1no three bedroom residential unit (C3) including first floor extension, creation of rear dormer, installation of 2no rooflights and other associated works.
Extension- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2015/02464
- More recent applications — locked
- AmendmentApr 2021Decision
- Loft ConversionNov 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2014.
£843,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 11.9% per year over 7 years.
£675,000
Growth on file: 11.9% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
12 March 2021Most recent
£675,000
+113.6%over 6 years12 June 2014
£316,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5DP: £730,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BN1 5DP
Versus other Brigden Street homes
EPC Rating for 28a runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
Price per m²
£4,720
Street avg £4,524
Floor Area
143 m²
Street avg 117 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.3 t/year
Street avg 5.0 t/year
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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
York Grove — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Stanford Junior School. 32 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
45.6dB