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23 Birch Grove Crescent, Brighton, BN1 8DN

4 sales on record

Estimated value

£403,000

  • Since the 2009 sale (£225,000)+79%
  • Against BN1 8DN's recent median (£385,000)+5%

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

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Floor area
105 m²
1127 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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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

£403,000

  • Against its 2009 sale (£225,000)+79%
  • Against BN1 8DN's recent median (£385,000)+5%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 23 Birch Grove Crescent is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8DN. 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

    105 m² from the EPC lodged in January 2009

  • Sales of this home

    4 sales recorded, the latest in 2009

  • Recent sales in BN1 8DN

    5 sales, median £385,000 (2025–2024)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 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 23 Birch Grove Crescent has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 4 October 2009Most recent

    £225,000

    +45.2%over 6 years

  2. 31 July 2003

    £155,000

    +14.8%over 1 year

  3. 9 May 2002

    £135,000

    +181.5%over 6 years

  4. 17 August 1995

    £47,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8DN: £385,000 (2025–2024).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 23 Birch Grove Crescent, Brighton, BN1 8DN. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 23 Birch Grove Crescent

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

23 Birch Grove Crescent is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 105 m² (around 1127 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2009) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from January 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Held since October 2009 — that's 17 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale fell during the post-crash dip, which often skews comparisons against later neighbouring sales. At 105 m² the property is well over the postcode median (64 m² across 41 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 1995–2009, sale prices on this property compounded at 11.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £403,000 sits 79.1% above the 2009 sale of £225,000.

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

  • Bedrooms4
  • Dining roomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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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.

23 Birch Grove Crescent's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 20 Jan 2019

Current Certificate
Jan 2009

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Very Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 20 January 2019

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 23 Birch Grove Crescent, Brighton, BN1 8DN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

23 Birch Grove Crescent has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

5 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

On the street

Versus other Birch Grove Crescent homes

Four headline reads against 21 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

Years Held for 23 Birch Grove Crescent runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,148

Street avg £3,249

Strongly below

Floor Area

105 m²

Street avg 89 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

3.9 t/year

Street avg 3.9 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

Crime

1110/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Carden Crescent — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Carden Nursery and Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary384m
  • Patcham High SchoolSecondary767m
  • Patcham Junior SchoolPrimary776m
  • Patcham Infant SchoolPrimary993m

Nearest stops

  • Carden CrescentBus stop193m
  • Lyminster Avenue NorthBus stop194m
  • Carden CrescentBus stop220m
  • County Oak Avenue NorthBus stop220m

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 8DN from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 8DN

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 8DN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.5dB

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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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 23 Birch Grove Crescent is modelled from its 105 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8DN. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 23 Birch Grove Crescent. 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 23 Birch Grove Crescent was lodged in January 2009 at band C and expired in January 2019, 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 23 Birch Grove Crescent. 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 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 8DN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
23 Birch Grove Crescent 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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