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20 Monterey Court, Varndean Drive, Brighton, BN1 6TE

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£315,000

  • Since the 2022 sale (£220,000)+43%
  • Against BN1 6TE's recent median (£395,000)-20%

Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Mid terrace
Floor 2nd
Bedrooms
2
Floor area
83 m²
893 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 72
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Private Rental
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£315,000

  • Against its 2022 sale (£220,000)+43%
  • Against BN1 6TE's recent median (£395,000)-20%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Monterey Court is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6TE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    83 m² from the EPC lodged in March 2016

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022

  • Recent sales in BN1 6TE

    5 sales, median £395,000 (2025–2022)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: March 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Monterey Court has grown more than fourfold since the 2000 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 25 July 2022Most recent

    £220,000

    +17.0%over 18 years

  2. 17 February 2004

    £188,000

    +317.8%over 3 years

  3. 23 October 2000

    £45,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6TE: £395,000 (2025–2022).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 20 Monterey Court, Varndean Drive, Brighton, BN1 6TE. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
  • Larger development activity nearbyIn report
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 20 Monterey Court

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

20 Monterey Court is a two-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN1 6TE). It has a recorded floor area of 83 m² (around 893 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band C. At 83 m² this is the 16th smallest of 30 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 67–112 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 30 units on file. Other recorded features include a balcony. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (March 2016) shows a C (score 72). The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82). The latest certificate is from March 2016, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2000–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £315,000 is 43.2% above the 2022 sale price. Sold July 2022 for £220,000. 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

  • Bedrooms2

Outside

  • BalconyYes

Building

  • Period featuresYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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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 20 Mar 2026

Current Certificate
Mar 2016

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C72
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.7 t/year
Occupancy
Rented

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 March 2026

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Monterey Court, Varndean Drive, Brighton, BN1 6TE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Monterey Court 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.

On the street

Versus other Varndean Drive homes

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

20 Monterey Court is notably below the street on price per m².

Price per m²

£2,651

Street avg £3,801

Strongly below

Floor Area

83 m²

Street avg 82 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.7 t/year

Street avg 2.7 t/year

On par
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

1110/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Surrenden Holt — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. 31 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • St Bernadette's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary356m
  • Dorothy Stringer SchoolSecondary376m
  • Varndean College16 plus424m
  • Balfour Primary SchoolPrimary687m

Nearest stops

  • Surrenden HoltBus stop174m
  • Cedars GardensBus stop295m
  • Varndean CollegeBus stop308m
  • Varndean RoadBus stop326m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences4,189 reports27%
  • Shoplifting2,866 reports18%
  • Anti-social Behaviour2,547 reports16%
  • Public Order1,432 reports9%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 6TE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.2dB

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

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Monterey Court is modelled from its 83 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 6TE. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 3 sales are recorded for 20 Monterey Court. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 20 Monterey Court was lodged in March 2016 at band C and expired in March 2026, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Monterey Court. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 31 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 6TE, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
20 Monterey Court is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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