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 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 89% of similar EPCs). 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 101.8% 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
EPC Rating
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.
£757,000
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 £5,041
Floor Area
127 m²
Street avg 94 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.9 t/year
Street avg 4.7 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
21/mo
Steady 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






