What kind of home is 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

26 North Road, BN1 6SP is a 3-bedroom detached house.

When did 26 North Road, BN1 6SP last change hands?

26 North Road, BN1 6SP last sold for £760,000 in May 2022, around 4 years ago. Before that, it sold for £705,000 in March 2021, so prices have been rising over 1 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 26 North Road, BN1 6SP appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between March 2021 and May 2022, 26 North Road, BN1 6SP rose from £705,000 to £760,000, a change of £55,000. That works out to roughly +6.9% per year compounded over 1 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

The current EPC rating for 26 North Road, BN1 6SP is B with a score of 82 out of 100, lodged in April 2019. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

26 North Road, BN1 6SP has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (1,711 sq ft), around 53 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 156% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 6SP. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 26 North Road, BN1 6SP use?

The latest EPC at 26 North Road, BN1 6SP records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 26 North Road, BN1 6SP have?

26 North Road, BN1 6SP has 4 approved extension applications on file including single-storey side extension and single-storey side extension. The wider record also shows 8 refused applications. Source: PlanIt planning register.

Which area is 26 North Road, BN1 6SP in?

26 North Road, BN1 6SP sits in Preston, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

Police records around 26 North Road, BN1 6SP show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

The closest primary school to 26 North Road, BN1 6SP is St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School (442m), one of 30 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Cardinal Newman Catholic School (760m), with 8 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 26 North Road, BN1 6SP?

The closest bus stop to 26 North Road, BN1 6SP is Preston Drove, 129m away. The nearest rail option is Preston Park Rail Station, 271m away.

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26 North Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SP

EPC B17 planning records

Property type

Detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

159 m²

1711 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 82

Overview

About 26 North Road

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

26 North Road is a three-bedroom detached house in Preston, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 6SP). It has a recorded floor area of 159 m² (around 1711 sq ft). The latest certificate (April 2019) returns a B (score 82), comfortably above the UK average.

At 159 m² the property is well over the postcode median (65 m² across 31 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. 17 planning records sit against the property, 8 approved, 8 refused. Past consents include an extension and change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent and conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Across 2021–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Most recent transfer: May 2022 at £760,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms2
Open-plan layoutYes
EnsuiteYes

Outside

Private gardenYes
ParkingYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

26 North Road ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.

EPC Rating

B82

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Very Good

CO2 Emissions

2.8 t/year

Occupancy

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 26 North Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SP, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

26 North Road has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

17 applications on record at 26 North Road, Preston, Brighton, BN1 6SP

17decisions7extensions344documents10nearby

Flagged:RetrospectiveChange of useListed buildingConservation area

Jul 2005
Full
Outcome in report
Erection of two single storey paper stores. Provision of new timber trellis to rear wall and erection of new gate, pillars and tarmac surfacing fronting North Road. (Resubmission of Refused application BH2004/03280/FP) (Part Retrospective)
Council
Preston Village
Retrospective
Documents
2 docs on file
Reference
BH2005/01311/FP
Full record in report
More recent applications — locked
ConditionsMay 2019Decision
ExtensionDec 2018Decision

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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.

26 North Road changed hands twice within eighteen months — unusual for the area.

Current estimate

£788,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.9% per year over 1 year.

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Last sold (2022)

£760,000

Growth on file: 6.9% per year over 1 year.

Sales timeline

10 May 2022Most recent
£760,000
+7.8%over 1 year
25 March 2021
£705,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6SP: £585,000 (2025–2022).

Nearby sales in BN1 6SP

On the street

Versus other North Road homes

Four headline reads against 29 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

26 North Road outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£4,780

Street avg £5,772

Below

Floor Area

159 m²

Street avg 76 m²

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.8 t/year

Street avg 3.4 t/year

On par

Years Held

4 years

Street avg 8 years

Below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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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 Drove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 6SP from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.3dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6SP

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.1dB

Low

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60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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