Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
1 Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE
Property type
End terrace
Bedrooms
3
Bathroom
1
Floor area
90 m²
969 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About 1 Gordon Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
1 Gordon Road is a three-bedroom end-of-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 90 m² (around 969 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The rating has held steady at D across 2 certificates since December 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency dropped from Good to Average and hot-water efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record.
At 90 m² it's 24.8% larger than the typical home in the postcode (72 m² median across 52 EPCs). Across 2005–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £581,000 is 17.4% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£511/sq ft) was about 55.4% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2019 for £495,000.
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
- Utility roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
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Energy performance
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Mar 2020
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.4 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 3 March 2030
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Victorian-eraEnd-Terrace HouseEPC DPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls
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Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 1 Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
1 Gordon Road has no planning applications on record.
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But the area is active
9 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.
1 Gordon Road has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2005.
Current estimate
See how we calculated this£581,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.5% per year over 14 years.
Last sold (2019)
£495,000
Growth on file: 7.5% per year over 14 years.
Sales timeline
15 August 2019Most recent
£495,000
+178.1%over 14 years14 July 2005
£178,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6PE: £550,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Gordon Road homes
Four headline reads against 27 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On habitable rooms, 1 Gordon Road stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,500
Street avg £4,946
Floor Area
90 m²
Street avg 85 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.4 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
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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.
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
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode
Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 6PE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
49.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.9dB
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4Common questions
The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 1 Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.