2 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA
About 2 Balfour Road
2 Balfour Road is a five-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 213 m² (around 2293 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 70). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 213 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include new windows and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1995–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£430/sq ft) was about 57.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: September 2021 at £986,500. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
- Open-plan layoutYes
- Dining roomYes
- Utility roomYes
- CloakroomYes
- EnsuiteYes
- StudyYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenYes
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
2 Balfour Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 Nov 2023
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
2 Balfour Road has 3 separate extension applications on the council record.
5 applications on record at 2 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA
- Sept 2004ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two Storey Side Extension
- Council
- Adjoining Preston Park
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2004/02493/FP
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationDec 2022Decision
- ExtensionJan 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 2 Balfour Road was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,045,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.6% per year over 26 years.
£986,500
Growth on file: 9.6% per year over 26 years.
Sales timeline
19 September 2021Most recent
£986,500
+25.7%over 7 years21 August 2014
£785,000
+68.8%over 4 years1 July 2010
£465,000
+416.7%over 14 years6 July 1995
£90,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6NA: £550,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN1 6NA
Versus other Balfour Road homes
2 Balfour Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,631
Street avg £4,332
Floor Area
213 m²
Street avg 121 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.1 t/year
Street avg 6.1 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
Chester Terrace — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Balfour Primary School. 35 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.7dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB






