40 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
About 40 Exeter Street
40 Exeter Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5PH). It has a recorded floor area of 125 m² (around 1345 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. When first surveyed in January 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Average to Very Good; while hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good and main heating dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a conservatory. Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 125 m² the property is well over the postcode median (87 m² across 29 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2018. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£569/sq ft) was about 81.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £765,000 in November 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- ConservatoryYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
- GarageYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
40 Exeter Street's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919, has been extended more than once, and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
40 Exeter Street has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 40 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
- Apr 2018ExtensionOutlineOutcome 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 4.68m, for which the maximum height would be 3.55m and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.55m.
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2018/00796
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Sales history & valuation
40 Exeter Street has more than tripled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2003.
£777,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 19 years.
£765,000
Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 19 years.
Sales timeline
3 November 2022Most recent
£765,000
+96.2%over 11 years19 May 2011
£390,000
+63.9%over 7 years29 July 2003
£238,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5PH: £400,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN1 5PH
2 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
Sold Oct 2025
£400,00052 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
Sold Jun 2025
£733,00061 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
Sold Jan 2024
£765,0001 Cornish Mews, Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
Sold Jul 2023
£355,00060 Exeter Street, Brighton, BN1 5PH
Sold Mar 2023
£580,000
Versus other Exeter Street homes
On floor area, 40 Exeter Street stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£6,120
Street avg £5,113
Floor Area
125 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.5 t/year
Street avg 4.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.2dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB






