87 Carden Hill, Brighton, BN1 8AA
About 87 Carden Hill
87 Carden Hill is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8AA). It has a recorded floor area of 87 m² (around 936 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (February 2025) shows a D (score 57), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.
It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £388,000. At 87 m² it's 24.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (70 m² median across 31 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 71% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £431,000 is 11.1% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£414/sq ft) was about 81.8% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Valid until 13 February 2035
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Planning history
87 Carden Hill has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
87 Carden Hill valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£431,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£388,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
29 May 2025Most recent
£388,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8AA: £357,000 (2025–2025).
Versus other Carden Hill homes
87 Carden Hill outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,460
Street avg £3,231
Floor Area
87 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 3.3 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1110/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Rotherfield Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.7 km
Carden Nursery and Primary School. 26 schools nearby.
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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
48.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
38.0dB







