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39a, Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE

3 sales on record
Property type
Mid terrace
Floor Ground
Bedroom
1
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 57
Council tax
Band A
Tenure
Freehold
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Overview

About 39a

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

39a is a one-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6PE). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 56 m² this is the 16th smallest of 53 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 33–107 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to C across 53 units on file. The latest certificate (September 2016) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76).

Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 4.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£570/sq ft) was about 80.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 23.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (74 m² median across 52 EPCs). Last sale on file: £343,400 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
  • Bathrooms1
  • StudyYes
  • FireplaceYes

Outside

  • Private gardenYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
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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.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Sept 2026

Current Certificate
Sept 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D57
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 19 September 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 39a, Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

39a 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

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

39a saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.

Current estimate

£376,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 4.3% per year over 5 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2022)

£343,400

Growth on file: 4.3% per year over 5 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 22 September 2022Most recent

    £343,400

    +24.4%over 3 years

  2. 22 February 2019

    £276,000

  3. 23 May 2017

    £275,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6PE: £550,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Gordon Road homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

39a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,132

Street avg £4,792

Strongly above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 50 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

3.3 t/year

Street avg 3.5 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 39a

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

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Preview of the full property report

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.
£652k

1 Balfour Road

BN1 6NA

1 bed1 bath
£414k

1 Clermont Court, Clermont Road

BN1 6SS

2 bed
£316k

1 Cedarwood, Curwen Place

BN1 6UH

2 bed1 bath
£303k

1 Cherrywood, Curwen Place

BN1 6UR

2 bed1 bath
£953k

1 Ashford Road

BN1 6LL

1 bed2 bath
£291k

1 Acacia Court, Herbert Road

BN1 6PB

2 bed1 bath
£275k

1 Cliveden Court, Cliveden Close

BN1 6UB

2 bed1 bath
£506k

1 Cleveland Road

BN1 6FF

3 bed1 bath
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

0.2 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.

Noise

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 road noise heatmap for BN1 6PE

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6PE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

39.9dB

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 39a, Gordon Road, Brighton, BN1 6PE. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.