5 Cedars Gardens, Brighton, BN1 6YD
About 5 Cedars Gardens
5 Cedars Gardens is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 6YD). It has a recorded floor area of 165 m² (around 1776 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 81). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since August 2001, a hold of 25 years that's notably long for the area. Today's modelled estimate of £956,000 sits 224.1% above the 2001 sale of £295,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£166/sq ft) was about 41% below the postcode norm. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 165 m² it's 21.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (211 m² median across 12 EPCs). Its energy rating outperforms most of the postcode (better than 83% of similar EPCs).
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Energy performance
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 10 Sept 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 10 September 2025
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Planning history
Planning history at 5 Cedars Gardens is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
2 applications on record at 5 Cedars Gardens, Brighton, BN1 6YD
- Jul 2021Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
T1 Lawson Cypress- Prune back overhang to 5 Cedars Gardens by approx 2m REASON: To lessen overhang
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/02671
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksOct 2021Decision
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Sales history & valuation
5 Cedars Gardens's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2001).
£956,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£295,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 August 2001Most recent
£295,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 6YD: £1,025,000 (2026–2023).
Nearby sales in BN1 6YD
Versus other Cedars Gardens homes
On price per m², 5 Cedars Gardens runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£1,788
Street avg £5,639
Floor Area
165 m²
Street avg 202 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.7 t/year
Street avg 7.9 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Cedars Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School. 33 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.3dB