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Robinia Lodge, Flat 1, 4 Station Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SF

7 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Habitable rooms
3
From EPC
Floor area
74 m²
797 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About Robinia Lodge

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

Robinia Lodge is a semi-detached house in Preston, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 6SF). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band B. At 74 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across Robinia Lodge (74–91 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (49 versus a best of 77). The latest certificate (April 2016) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 77), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from April 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

7 planning records sit against the property, 7 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 74 m² it's 15.9% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (88 m² median across 24 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 83% of similar EPCs).

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 05 Apr 2026

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
5.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Robinia Lodge, Flat 1, 4 Station Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SF, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Planning history at Robinia Lodge is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.

7 applications on record at Robinia Lodge, Flat 1, 4 Station Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SF

7decisions14documents10nearby
  1. Jul 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome in report

    1no Elm - reduce branches back from property to give clearance of 4m; 1no Sycamore - remove any major dead wood and lowest branch over drive; 1no Acacia - remove major dead wood and reduce limbs over road by 2-3m.

    Reference
    BH2014/01976
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. Tree WorksDecision
  4. Tree WorksDecision

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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

Robinia Lodge has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.

Current estimate

£296,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6SF: £365,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Station Road homes

Four headline reads against 11 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Robinia Lodge is notably below the street on epc rating.

EPC Rating

49 (E)

Street avg 65 (D)

Strongly below

Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

5.3 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

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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

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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Preston Park Rail Station — railway station.

Closest school

0.3 km

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. 38 schools nearby.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6SF

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.1dB

Low
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80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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