Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
Flat 1, 42 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
5 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£375,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£340,000)+10%
- Against BN1 5PS's recent median (£354,000)+6%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 00
Habitable rooms
2
From EPC
Floor area
65 m²
700 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.
Our estimate
£375,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£340,000)+10%
- Against BN1 5PS's recent median (£354,000)+6%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for Flat 1 is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 5PS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
What it's based on
Floor area
65 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2025
Sales of this home
5 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in BN1 5PS
5 sales, median £354,000 (2026–2025)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
Flat 1 has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2002.
Sales timeline
13 August 2025Most recent
£340,000
-2.9%over 3 years31 March 2022
£350,000
+10.4%over 1 year9 November 2020
£317,000
+30.5%over 3 years22 November 2016
£243,000
+80.0%over 14 years19 November 2002
£135,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 5PS: £354,000 (2026–2025).
Nearby sales in BN1 5PS
5a, Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
Sold May 2026
£435,00035 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
Sold Feb 2026
£202,500Flat 1, 39 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
Sold Jan 2026
£377,500Flat 2, 19 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
Sold Jul 2025
£354,000Flat 3, 39 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
Sold May 2025
£275,000
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2 potential issues have already been flagged for Flat 1, 42 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
- Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
- Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report
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About Flat 1
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
Flat 1 is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 5PS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. At 65 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 3 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 49–68 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. On EPC score it ranks first in the building (69 versus a worst of 41). The latest certificate (March 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in July 2014 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor.
It changed hands recently, sold August 2025 for £340,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: new windows approved in 2017. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2002–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £375,000 is 10.3% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£486/sq ft) was about 66.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate(1 of 3)
Mar 2025
EPC Rating
A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 14 March 2035
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Mar 2025from Aug 2016
EPC improved fromD68toC69
Windows
SinglePartial Double
Single glazing replaced with double or better glazing
Low Energy Lighting
50%100%
More low energy lighting installed
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against Flat 1, 42 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at Flat 1, 42 Highcroft Villas, Brighton, BN1 5PS
1decisions6documents8nearby
- Apr 2017RenovationFullOutcome in report
Replacement of timber windows with UPVC double glazed windows to rear elevation
New Windows- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2017/00727
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Versus other Highcroft Villas homes
Four headline reads against 85 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
Flat 1 is notably below the street on years held.
Price per m²
£5,231
Street avg £3,974
Floor Area
65 m²
Street avg 52 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.6 t/year
Street avg 2.8 t/year
The neighbourhood at a glance
A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Booth Museum — bus stop.
Closest school
0.1 km
Stanford Infant School. 36 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stanford Infant SchoolPrimary64m
- Stanford Junior SchoolPrimary433m
- Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolSecondary441m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College16 plus504m
Nearest stops
- Booth MuseumBus stop176m
- Dyke TavernBus stop204m
- Nestor CourtBus stop275m
- Port Hall RoadBus stop276m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences4,189 reports27%
- Shoplifting2,866 reports18%
- Anti-social Behaviour2,547 reports16%
- Public Order1,432 reports9%
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 5PS from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.6dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.5dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for Flat 1 is modelled from its 65 m² EPC floor area, its 5 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 5PS. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
- Where sold prices come from
- Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 5 sales are recorded for Flat 1. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
- Reading the EPC
- Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for Flat 1 was lodged in March 2025 at band C and is valid until March 2035. 3 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to Flat 1. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
- Area figures
- Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 36 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 5PS, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- Flat 1 is in council tax band B. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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