Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2 Lovers Walk Cottages, Brighton, BN1 6AN
4 sales on record1 planning record
Estimated value
£413,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£400,000)+3%
- Against BN1 6AN's recent median (£245,000)+69%
Newest record on this page: June 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
53 m²
570 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 58
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£413,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£400,000)+3%
- Against BN1 6AN's recent median (£245,000)+69%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2 Lovers Walk Cottages is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6AN. 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
53 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2021
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in BN1 6AN
3 sales, median £245,000 (2025–1995)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: June 2025 | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
3 March 2022Most recent
£400,000
+24.6%over 7 years5 January 2015
£321,000
+37.2%over 9 years19 December 2005
£234,000
+15.8%over 2 years28 November 2003
£202,000
Median price across the last 3 sales in BN1 6AN: £245,000 (2025–1995).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 2 Lovers Walk Cottages, Brighton, BN1 6AN. 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 2 Lovers Walk Cottages
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2 Lovers Walk Cottages is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6AN). It has a recorded floor area of 53 m² (around 570 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (November 2021) shows a D (score 58), a step below the typical UK home. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since September 2010. Between certificates, lighting dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 88), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a loft. Period features are noted in the property record.
Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £400,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: tree works approved in 2004. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£701/sq ft) was about 106.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
What this property has
Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.
Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- LoftYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Heating systemGas
- Period featuresYes
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Nov 2021
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D58
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 16 November 2031
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2 Lovers Walk Cottages, Brighton, BN1 6AN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 application on record at 2 Lovers Walk Cottages, Brighton, BN1 6AN
1decisions9nearby
- Aug 2004Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
1 no Conifer - fell to ground level.
- Reference
- BH2004/02432/TCA/F
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Versus other Lovers Walk Cottages homes
Four headline reads against 4 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On price per m², 2 Lovers Walk Cottages stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£7,547
Street avg £3,759
Floor Area
53 m²
Street avg 59 m²
Habitable Rooms
3 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.3 t/year
Street avg 3.4 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
0.1 km
Stanford Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Stanford Junior School. 35 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Stanford Junior SchoolPrimary155m
- Stanford Infant SchoolPrimary359m
- Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College16 plus461m
- Cardinal Newman Catholic SchoolSecondary770m
Nearest stops
- Stanford AvenueBus stop91m
- Lover's WalkBus stop128m
- Nestor CourtBus stop231m
- Springfield RoadBus stop312m
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 6AN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
54.0dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-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 2 Lovers Walk Cottages is modelled from its 53 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6AN. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 2 Lovers Walk Cottages. 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 2 Lovers Walk Cottages was lodged in November 2021 at band D and is valid until November 2031. 2 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 2 Lovers Walk Cottages. 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 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 6AN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2 Lovers Walk Cottages is in council tax band C. 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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