What type of property is 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH is a 4-bedroom semi-detached house.

What did 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH sell for?

21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH last sold for £500,000 in May 2025, around 1 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £90,000 in April 2001. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

Across 4 sales between April 2001 and May 2025, 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH rose from £90,000 to £500,000, a change of £410,000. That works out to roughly +7.4% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What energy rating does 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH have?

The current EPC rating for 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH is E with a score of 51 out of 100, lodged in September 2022. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (786 sq ft), around 18 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 8% smaller than the median EPC-recorded property in BN1 8RH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH heated?

The latest EPC at 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH is in council tax band D.

Where is 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH located?

21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN1 postcode district.

What is crime like near 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

Police records around 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH show an average of 21 reported crimes per month over the last 6 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 43% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

The closest primary school to 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH is Patcham Junior School (661m), one of 9 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Patcham High School (797m), with 4 secondaries in the surrounding area.

How well connected is 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH?

The closest bus stop to 21 Bengairn Avenue, BN1 8RH is Thornhill Avenue North, 101m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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21 Bengairn Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8RH

4 sales on record

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

73 m²

786 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 51

Council tax

Band D

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 21 Bengairn Avenue

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

21 Bengairn Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8RH). It has a recorded floor area of 73 m² (around 786 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows an E (score 51), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump.

It changed hands recently, sold May 2025 for £500,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs). Across 2001–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.4% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£636/sq ft) was about 83.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

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
Bathrooms2

Outside

Private gardenWest-facing
GarageSingle

Building

RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Rating

E51

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Good

CO2 Emissions

4.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 21 Bengairn Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

21 Bengairn Avenue has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

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

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

21 Bengairn Avenue has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 2001.

Current estimate

£540,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 7.4% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2025)

£500,000

Growth on file: 7.4% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

8 May 2025Most recent
£500,000
+161.8%over 21 years
2 March 2004
£191,000
+32.6%over 2 years
15 August 2001
£144,000
+60.0%
8 April 2001
£90,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8RH: £525,000 (2023–2020).

Nearby sales in BN1 8RH

On the street

Versus other Bengairn Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 19 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

21 Bengairn Avenue is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£6,849

Street avg £4,554

Strongly above

Floor Area

73 m²

Street avg 86 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

4.9 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

Strongly below

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Area

The neighbourhood at a glance

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Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Thornhill Avenue North — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

Patcham Junior School. 13 schools nearby.

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN1 8RH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 8RH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.1dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Common questions

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