20 Fairview Rise, Brighton, BN1 5GL
About 20 Fairview Rise
20 Fairview Rise is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5GL). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft) and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2026) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 71). This certificate was lodged in the last six months, so the rating reflects current condition.
Held since September 2003 — that's 23 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £610,000 sits 144% above the 2003 sale of £249,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£187/sq ft) was about 39.1% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 124 m² it's 27.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (97 m² median across 17 EPCs).
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Energy performance
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Certificate validity
Valid until 14 May 2036
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 20 Fairview Rise.
2 applications on record at 20 Fairview Rise, Brighton, BN1 5GL
- May 2006ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed single storey extension.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2006/01171
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJul 2021Decision
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- The 19 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1999.
£610,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 19.4% per year over 4 years.
£249,950
Growth on file: 19.4% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
30 September 2003Most recent
£249,950
+103.2%over 4 years29 September 1999
£123,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5GL: £517,000 (2026–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 5GL
Versus other Fairview Rise homes
Price per m² for 20 Fairview Rise lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,016
Street avg £4,185
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 97 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Top of Copse Hill — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Westdene Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.1dB