20 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
About 20 Hillside Way
20 Hillside Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Withdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 5FE). It has a recorded floor area of 218 m² (around 2347 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2015) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from June 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 218 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. One planning record on file: partial demolition approved in 2006. Past consents include partial demolition, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2005–2015, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £1,062,000 is 31.4% above the 2015 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£344/sq ft) was about 63.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 11 years since the last transfer (December 2015).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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Energy performance
20 Hillside Way sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 03 Jun 2025
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Planning history
Planning history includes recorded demolition works, indicating a major rebuild phase at this address.
1 application on record at 20 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
- Jan 2006DemolitionFullOutcome in report
Demolition of existing garage and construction of new double garage with driveway alterations.
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2005/06303
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Sales history & valuation
20 Hillside Way valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£1,062,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.4% per year over 10 years.
£808,000
Growth on file: 4.4% per year over 10 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2015Most recent
£808,000
+56.6%over 10 years11 August 2005
£516,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5FE: £840,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN1 5FE
14 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
Sold Mar 2025
£940,0009 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
Sold Jul 2024
£840,00010 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
Sold Nov 2022
£950,0003 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
Sold Feb 2022
£640,00015 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
Sold Mar 2021
£765,000
Versus other Hillside Way homes
On epc rating, 20 Hillside Way runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£3,706
Street avg £4,343
Floor Area
218 m²
Street avg 150 m²
Habitable Rooms
9 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
12.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Hillside Way — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Westdene Primary School. 29 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.5dB






