Ground Floor Flat, 25 Hollingbury Road, Brighton, BN1 7JB
About Ground Floor Flat
Ground Floor Flat is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 7JB). It has a recorded floor area of 39 m² (around 420 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. The latest certificate (November 2025) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 4 certificates since March 2009. Between certificates, lighting went from Poor to Good.
At 39 m² it sits well below the postcode median (106 m² across 47 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold June 2019 for £225,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1998–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 16% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£536/sq ft) was about 130.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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Energy performance
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
Heating controls changed
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Low energy lighting percentage decreased
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
More low energy lighting installed
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Level 3 Building Survey
Because the property was built before 1919 and has solid (non-cavity) walls, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.
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Planning history
Ground Floor Flat has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
14 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
Price for Ground Floor Flat has grown more than fourfold since the 1998 starting point.
£261,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 21 years.
£225,000
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
20 June 2019Most recent
£225,000
-6.3%over 3 years25 January 2016
£240,000
+65.5%over 9 years15 November 2006
£145,000
+70.7%over 5 years12 August 2001
£84,950
+99.9%over 3 years25 June 1998
£42,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 7JB: £622,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in BN1 7JB
Versus other Hollingbury Road homes
Floor Area for Ground Floor Flat lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,769
Street avg £4,384
Floor Area
39 m²
Street avg 57 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
1.7 t/year
Street avg 2.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Semley Road — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
Downs Junior School. 36 schools nearby.
Go deeper on the local area
A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
39.7dB