39 Copse Hill, Brighton, BN1 5GA
About 39 Copse Hill
39 Copse Hill is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5GA). It has a recorded floor area of 106 m² (around 1141 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2025) shows a C (score 71). When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
Most recent transfer was November 2025 at £607,500 — fresh data. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 106 m² it's 22.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (87 m² median across 16 EPCs). Across 2008–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£532/sq ft) was about 70.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- Heating systemGas
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 May 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Window efficiency improved
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Planning history
39 Copse Hill has 2 separate extension applications on the council record.
3 applications on record at 39 Copse Hill, Brighton, BN1 5GA
- Apr 2016ExtensionOutlineOutcome 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 3.61m, for which the maximum height would be 3.83m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.98m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2016/00966
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionFeb 2017Decision
- ExtensionJun 2016Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 2008.
£573,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.1% per year over 18 years.
£607,500
Growth on file: 4.1% per year over 18 years.
Sales timeline
24 November 2025Most recent
£607,500
+62.0%over 10 years23 November 2015
£375,000
+30.2%over 2 years14 December 2012
£288,000
-2.4%over 4 years11 January 2008
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5GA: £610,000 (2025–2019).
Versus other Copse Hill homes
39 Copse Hill is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,731
Street avg £4,659
Floor Area
106 m²
Street avg 96 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.7 t/year
Street avg 3.9 t/year
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Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Top of Copse Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Westdene Primary School. 25 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB






