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5 Bengairn Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8RH

1 planning record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
4
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
122 m²
1313 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 66
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 5 Bengairn Avenue

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

5 Bengairn Avenue is a four-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8RH). It has a recorded floor area of 122 m² (around 1313 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2016) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump.

At 122 m² the property is well over the postcode median (79 m² across 19 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2012. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2007–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 5.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£400/sq ft) was about 16.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold August 2023 for £525,000.

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
  • Bathrooms2
  • Open-plan layoutYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • ParkingOff street

Building

  • TenureFreehold
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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.

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

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D66
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Early 20th centurySemi-Detached BungalowFreeholdEPC D

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Bengairn Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8RH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Bengairn Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.

1 application on record at 5 Bengairn Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8RH

1decisions1extensions5documents6nearby
  1. Sept 2012
    ExtensionOutline
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Rear of property

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of single storey rear extension and installation of window to side elevation.

    Documents
    5 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2012/02280
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 6 notable nearby
  • The 5 documents, officer reports & conditions
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

5 Bengairn Avenue has more than doubled in price since the earliest registered sale in 2007.

Current estimate

£573,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 5.6% per year over 16 years.

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Last sold (2023)

£525,000

Growth on file: 5.6% per year over 16 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 24 August 2023Most recent

    £525,000

    +144.2%over 16 years

  2. 26 April 2007

    £215,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8RH: £500,000 (2025–2020).

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.

On floor area, 5 Bengairn Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,303

Street avg £4,736

On par

Floor Area

122 m²

Street avg 83 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

4.8 t/year

Street avg 4.1 t/year

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

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
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Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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