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32b, Herbert Road, Brighton, BN1 6PB

4 sales on record
Property type
Detached
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Floor area
43 m²
461 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 70
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 32b

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

32b is a one-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 6PB). It has a recorded floor area of 43 m² (around 461 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 43 m² this is the 6th smallest of 59 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 30–172 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the top. The latest certificate (April 2009) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from April 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 43 m² it sits well below the postcode median (65 m² across 58 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£542/sq ft) was about 105.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £250,000 in September 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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
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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.

32b's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 29 Apr 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C70
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC CPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 32b, Herbert Road, Brighton, BN1 6PB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

32b has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

32b has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1997.

Current estimate

£259,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 25 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£250,000

Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 25 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 September 2022Most recent

    £250,000

    +90.8%over 15 years

  2. 12 October 2006

    £131,000

    +34.4%over 5 years

  3. 30 August 2001

    £97,500

    +195.9%over 4 years

  4. 9 April 1997

    £32,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6PB: £725,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Herbert Road homes

Four headline reads against 38 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Price per m² for 32b runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,834

Street avg £3,913

Strongly above

Floor Area

43 m²

Street avg 57 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

2 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 2.9 t/year

Above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 32b

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£282k

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2 bed1 bath
£305k

1 Acacia Court, Herbert Road

BN1 6PB

2 bed1 bath
£599k

1 Balfour Road

BN1 6NA

1 bed1 bath
£318k

1 Cherrywood, Curwen Place

BN1 6UR

2 bed1 bath
£324k

1 Cedarwood, Curwen Place

BN1 6UH

2 bed1 bath
£865k

1 Ashford Road

BN1 6LL

1 bed2 bath
£382k

1 Clermont Court, Clermont Road

BN1 6SS

2 bed
£259k

1 Ditchling Gardens

BN1 6JX

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

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

St Mary's Church — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Dorothy Stringer School. 35 schools nearby.

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 6PB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 6PB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6PB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.5dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 32b, Herbert Road, Brighton, BN1 6PB. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.