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4 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA

3 sales on record2 planning records

Estimated value

£771,000

  • Since the 2007 sale (£380,000)+103%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£550,000)+40%

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
Bedrooms
5
Floor area
129 m²
1389 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 43
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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

£771,000

  • Against its 2007 sale (£380,000)+103%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£550,000)+40%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 4 Balfour Road is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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

    129 m² from the EPC lodged in February 2017

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2007

  • 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 2 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.

Sale price has grown by over 3x since 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2007Most recent

    £380,000

    +63.1%over 5 years

  2. 9 August 2001

    £233,000

    +102.6%over 2 years

  3. 24 June 1999

    £115,000

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 4 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 4 Balfour Road

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

4 Balfour Road is a five-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 129 m² (around 1389 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (February 2017) shows an E (score 43), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 72), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.

Held since January 2007 — that's 20 years off the open market, well above the local norm. That sale landed at the peak of the pre-credit-crunch market, which is a useful reference point when interpreting the price. At 129 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1999–2007, sale prices on this property compounded at 17.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £771,000 sits 102.9% above the 2007 sale of £380,000. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 1 refused. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, 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

  • Bedrooms5
  • Dining roomYes
  • Utility roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenSide and rear

Building

  • Period featuresYes
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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.

4 Balfour Road sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

Current Certificate
Feb 2017

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E43
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
9.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 24 February 2027

3 months remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

2 applications on record at 4 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA

2decisions2extensions19documents9nearby
  1. May 2009
    ConservatoryOutline
    Outcome in report

    Certificate of Lawfulness for the proposed development of the removal of staircase from lightwell. Partially enclosing lightwell with extension incorporating pitched roof and conservatory with glass roof.

    Council
    Adjoining Preston Park
    Extension
    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2009/00620
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ConservatoryDecision

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  • The 19 documents, officer reports & conditions
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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.

On epc rating, 4 Balfour Road runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,946

Street avg £4,574

Below

Floor Area

129 m²

Street avg 126 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

9.1 t/year

Street avg 5.9 t/year

Strongly below
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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Early 20th centuryMid-Terrace HouseEPC ESolid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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£1.7m

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Method

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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 4 Balfour Road is modelled from its 129 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for 4 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 4 Balfour Road was lodged in February 2017 at band E and is valid until February 2027. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 4 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.
Council tax band
4 Balfour Road is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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