5 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
About 5 Hillside Way
5 Hillside Way is a five-bedroom detached house in Withdean, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 5FE). It has a recorded floor area of 228 m² (around 2454 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band G. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a C (score 76), near the top of the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since January 2013. Between certificates, lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81).
At 228 m² the property is well over the postcode median (143 m² across 13 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer: March 2019 at £715,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £897,000 is 25.5% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£291/sq ft) was about 18.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Bathrooms3
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Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
5 Hillside Way has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 5 Hillside Way, Withdean, Brighton, BN1 5FE
- Aug 2003ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Erection of additional storey on existing dwelling (Amended Re-submission of Refused applications BH2003/01238/FP, BH2003/00545/FP, BH2002/02376/FP and BH2002/03302/FP.
- Documents
- 1 doc on file
- Reference
- BH2003/02091/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2008Decision
- ExtensionOct 2007Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Hillside Way has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1998.
£897,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.5% per year over 21 years.
£715,000
Growth on file: 8.5% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
15 March 2019Most recent
£715,000
+24.3%over 5 years6 December 2013
£575,000
+24.3%over 7 years24 August 2006
£462,500
+85.0%over 3 years16 December 2002
£250,000
+85.2%over 4 years7 September 1998
£135,000
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
5 Hillside Way outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,136
Street avg £4,400
Floor Area
228 m²
Street avg 149 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.6 t/year
Street avg 5.4 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






