143b, Garden Flat, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
About 143b
143b is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 6JA). It has a recorded floor area of 51 m² (around 549 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (February 2018) shows an E (score 39), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. When first surveyed in May 2011 the rating was F, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, hot-water efficiency dropped from Poor to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity.
It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
143b's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 8 February 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Hot water efficiency decreased
Get a survey for this property
Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
From £885 · Includes VAT
Planning history
143b 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
143b has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£250,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6JA: £294,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in BN1 6JA
142 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
Sold Mar 2026
£400,000176d, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
Sold Mar 2025
£610,000147a, Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
Sold Sept 2023
£294,000First Floor, 138 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
Sold Dec 2021
£283,000149 Ditchling Road, Brighton, BN1 6JA
Sold Mar 2021
£620,000
Versus other Ditchling Road homes
On epc rating, 143b runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
39 (E)
Street avg 63 (D)
Floor Area
51 m²
Street avg 52 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.2 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
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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
0.0 km
Springfield Road East — bus stop.
Closest school
0.0 km
Downs Infant School. 34 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
42.2dB







