What type of property is 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH is a 2-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH sell for?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH last sold for £416,000 in April 2018, around 8 years ago. Before that, it sold for £140,000 in December 2000, so prices have been rising over 17 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

Across 2 sales between December 2000 and April 2018, 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH rose from £140,000 to £416,000, a change of £276,000. That works out to roughly +6.5% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

The current EPC rating for 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH is D with a score of 68 out of 100, lodged in July 2016. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (775 sq ft), around 36 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 5PH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH have?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in March 2020. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH is in council tax band C.

Where is 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH located?

4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

Police records around 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

The closest primary school to 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH is Stanford Junior School (112m), one of 27 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (251m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH?

The closest bus stop to 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, BN1 5PH is BHASVIC, 223m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH

1 planning record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Floor area

72 m²

775 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 68

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

Overview

About 4 Cornish Mews

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

4 Cornish Mews is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 72 m² (around 775 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1991-1995 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (July 2016) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump.

One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2020. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2000–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £477,000 is 14.7% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£537/sq ft) was about 71.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sold in April 2018, so it's been off the market for around 8 years. At 72 m² it's 17.8% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 29 EPCs).

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms2

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes

Building

TenureFreehold
Central heatingYes
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 04 Jul 2026

EPC Rating

D68

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Poor

CO2 Emissions

2.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 4 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH

1decisions1extensions13documents9nearby

Mar 2020
Loft ConversionOutline
Outcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed erection of a rear dormer and insertion of one side rooflight.
Documents
13 docs on file
Reference
BH2020/00429
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Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Cornish Mews has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2000.

Current estimate

£477,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.5% per year over 17 years.

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Last sold (2018)

£416,000

Growth on file: 6.5% per year over 17 years.

Sales timeline

17 April 2018Most recent
£416,000
+197.1%over 17 years
20 December 2000
£140,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5PH: £400,000 (2025–2023).

Nearby sales in BN1 5PH

On the street

Versus other Exeter Street homes

Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Habitable Rooms for 4 Cornish Mews lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,778

Street avg £5,128

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Floor Area

72 m²

Street avg 87 m²

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Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

2.9 t/year

Street avg 4.3 t/year

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Area

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Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

BHASVIC — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Stanford Junior School. 35 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 5PH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 5PH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

Low

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