5 Colebrook Road, Brighton, BN1 5JH
About 5 Colebrook Road
5 Colebrook Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5JH). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in February 2014 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Poor to Average and roof efficiency went from Poor to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
At 117 m² it sits well below the postcode median (190 m² across 22 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £773,000 is 13.1% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£543/sq ft) was about 102.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold January 2021 for £683,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Cavity wall insulation installed
Roof insulation improved
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Planning history
5 Colebrook Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£773,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£683,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
5 January 2021Most recent
£683,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5JH: £1,185,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN1 5JH
Versus other Colebrook Road homes
5 Colebrook Road is notably below the street on floor area.
Price per m²
£5,842
Street avg £3,623
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 193 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.2 t/year
Street avg 6.7 t/year
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Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bottom of Valley Drive — bus stop.
Closest school
0.6 km
Westdene Primary School. 28 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB