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1 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA

7 planning records

Estimated value

£652,000

  • Since the 2004 sale (£426,000)+53%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£550,000)+19%

Newest record on this page: December 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
105 m²
1130 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£652,000

  • Against its 2004 sale (£426,000)+53%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£550,000)+19%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Balfour Road is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6NA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    105 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2019

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2004

  • Recent sales in BN1 6NA

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: December 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 7 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 Balfour Road has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Sales timeline

  1. 8 August 2004Most recent

    £426,000

    +398.2%over 9 years

  2. 4 May 1995

    £85,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6NA: £550,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Balfour Road

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 Balfour Road is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1130 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (January 2019) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 83).

Untraded for 22 years, with the last transfer in August 2004. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 18.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £652,000 sits 53.1% above the 2004 sale of £426,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£377/sq ft) was about 37.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 7 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 3 refused. Past consents include a loft conversion, an extension, subdivision and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms1
  • Bathrooms1
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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Current Certificate
Jan 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Valid until 16 January 2029

2 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Council records show a subdivision application — the property's legal arrangement has been altered.

7 applications on record at 1 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA

7decisions4extensions24documents9nearby
Flagged:SubdivisionChange of use
  1. Dec 2001
    New BuildFull
    Outcome in report

    Construction of 3-storey dwelling together with formation of new bay window to basement of 1 Balfour Road.

    Council
    Adjoining Preston Park
    Reference
    BH2001/02304/FP
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Loft ConversionDecision
  4. Loft ConversionDecision

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  • Every decision — granted, refused or withdrawn (7 on record)
  • All 7 applications on this property in full, plus 9 notable nearby
  • The 24 documents, officer reports & conditions
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Balfour Road homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 1 Balfour Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£4,057

Street avg £4,516

Below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 127 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.6 t/year

Street avg 6.2 t/year

Strongly above
Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

A condensed read of the local area. Each tile links through to the full breakdown on the Brighton district page.
Full Brighton report

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

Chester Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Balfour Primary School. 35 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Balfour Primary SchoolPrimary414m
  • Dorothy Stringer SchoolSecondary460m
  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary600m
  • Varndean SchoolSecondary708m

Nearest stops

  • Chester TerraceBus stop128m
  • Beaconsfield Villas TopBus stop129m
  • St Mary's ChurchBus stop190m
  • Surrenden Road South EndBus stop233m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences4,189 reports27%
  • Shoplifting2,866 reports18%
  • Anti-social Behaviour2,547 reports16%
  • Public Order1,432 reports9%

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 6NA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 6NA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.7dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6NA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.7dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Balfour Road is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6NA. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Balfour Road. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Balfour Road was lodged in January 2019 at band C and is valid until January 2029. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 7 applications are matched to 1 Balfour Road. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 35 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 6NA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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