4 Chester Terrace, Brighton, BN1 6GB
About 4 Chester Terrace
4 Chester Terrace is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6GB). It has a recorded floor area of 126 m² (around 1356 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 67), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80). Other recorded features include a basement and a loft. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility.
Today's modelled estimate of £808,000 sits 102% above the 2011 sale of £400,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 126 m² it's 18.9% larger than the typical home in the postcode (106 m² median across 50 EPCs). On the market in August 2011 and unlisted since — roughly 15 years.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Dining roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- LoftYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenFront
Building
- Previously extendedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
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
4 Chester Terrace has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 4 Chester Terrace, Brighton, BN1 6GB
- May 2014MixedFullOutcome in report
Installation of front rooflight and rear dormer. (Part retrospective)
- Council
- Preston Park
Retrospective- Documents
- 9 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2014/00855
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionMar 2017Decision
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- All 2 applications on this property in full, plus 10 notable nearby
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Sales history & valuation
4 Chester Terrace valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£808,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£400,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 August 2011Most recent
£400,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6GB: £732,000 (2025–2024).
Nearby sales in BN1 6GB
Versus other Chester Terrace homes
4 Chester Terrace outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,175
Street avg £5,002
Floor Area
126 m²
Street avg 113 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.8 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
21/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cleveland Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Downs Junior School. 38 schools nearby.
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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB






