49 Ashford Road, Brighton, BN1 6LL
About 49 Ashford Road
49 Ashford Road is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6LL). It has a recorded floor area of 127 m² (around 1367 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 73). When first surveyed in October 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). Period features are noted in the property record. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.
At 127 m² the property is well over the postcode median (91 m² across 20 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£545/sq ft) was about 97.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £745,000 in March 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms4
- Bathrooms2
- StudyYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- Period featuresYes
- Previously extendedYes
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Energy performance
49 Ashford Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 27 September 2032
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
2 applications on record at 49 Ashford Road, Brighton, BN1 6LL
- Mar 2018Loft ConversionOutlineOutcome in report
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of a rear dormer and 1no rooflight.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2017/03970
- More recent applications — locked
- Loft ConversionJun 2018Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Price for 49 Ashford Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.
£799,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.2% per year over 26 years.
£745,000
Growth on file: 9.2% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
17 March 2023Most recent
£745,000
+98.1%over 11 years19 July 2011
£376,000
+90.9%over 7 years20 August 2003
£197,000
+19.4%over 1 year11 October 2001
£165,000
+123.0%over 4 years10 January 1997
£74,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6LL: £580,000 (2024–2020).
Versus other Ashford Road homes
49 Ashford Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,866
Street avg £4,967
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
St Matthias Church — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Balfour Primary School. 36 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.5dB






