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42 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA

Estimated value

£655,000

  • Since the 2025 sale (£630,000)+4%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£315,000)+108%

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
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
100 m²
1076 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
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

£655,000

  • Against its 2025 sale (£630,000)+4%
  • Against BN1 6NA's recent median (£315,000)+108%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 42 Balfour Road is modelled from its 100 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

    100 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2024

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025

  • Recent sales in BN1 6NA

    5 sales, median £315,000 (2025–2022)

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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
PlanningNone on this homeFull 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.

42 Balfour Road valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Sales timeline

  1. 15 July 2025Most recent

    £630,000

    +86.4%over 13 years

  2. 5 June 2012

    £338,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6NA: £315,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 42 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 42 Balfour Road

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

42 Balfour Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6NA). It has a recorded floor area of 100 m² (around 1076 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2024) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in April 2012 the rating was E, the property has climbed 2 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Very Poor to Good and lighting went from Poor to Very Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 84). Period features are noted in the property record.

At 100 m² the property is well over the postcode median (71 m² across 51 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Most recent transfer was July 2025 at £630,000 — fresh data. Across 2012–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.9% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£585/sq ft) was about 116.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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

  • Bedrooms3
  • Bathrooms1
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenWest-facing

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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(1 of 2)
Mar 2024

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 30 March 2034

7 years remaining

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Mar 2024from Apr 2012
EPC improved fromE39toC69
Heating System
Storage HeatersGas Boiler

Replaced storage heaters with gas boiler

Main Fuel
ElectricGas

Connected to mains gas supply

Heating Controls
ManualFull

Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management

Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System

Hot water system upgraded

Roof
AverageGood

Roof insulation improved

Low Energy Lighting
20%86%

More low energy lighting installed

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 42 Balfour Road, Brighton, BN1 6NA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

42 Balfour Road has no planning applications on record.

9

But the area is active

9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

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.

Price per m² for 42 Balfour Road runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£6,300

Street avg £4,398

Strongly above

Floor Area

100 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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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC CPre-1919 build

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Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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1 Chester Terrace

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£946k

1 Fairlie Gardens

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£414k

1 Clermont Court, Clermont Road

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Method

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 42 Balfour Road is modelled from its 100 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 42 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 42 Balfour Road was lodged in March 2024 at band C and is valid until March 2034. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 42 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
42 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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