17b, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA
About 17b
17b is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6HA). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 92 m² this is the 44th smallest of 52 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–302 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 52 units on file. The latest certificate (August 2019) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79).
At 92 m² the property is well over the postcode median (52 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last sale on file: £437,000 in June 2021. 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. Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.8% per year.
Energy performance
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 19 August 2029
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Planning history
17b has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
17b has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.
£437,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.8% per year over 24 years.
£437,000
Growth on file: 9.8% per year over 24 years.
Sales timeline
29 June 2021Most recent
£437,000
+4.0%over 1 year6 December 2019
£420,000
+202.2%over 19 years24 November 2000
£139,000
+202.2%over 3 years29 April 1997
£46,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6HA: £421,768 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 6HA
9 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA
Sold Feb 2025
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Sold Oct 2024
£421,76813a, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA
Sold Jun 2024
£535,00025 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA
Sold Mar 2023
£1,500,00027b, Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton, BN1 6HA
Sold Oct 2022
£290,000
Versus other Beaconsfield Villas homes
17b outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,750
Street avg £4,911
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 62 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.8 t/year
Street avg 3.2 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Beaconsfield Villas bottom — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 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
52.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.8dB







