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20 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ

Extendable1 planning record

Estimated value

£510,000

  • Since the 2021 sale (£450,000)+13%
  • Against BN1 8UJ's recent median (£550,000)-7%

Newest record on this page: May 2026. 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
3
Floor area
79 m²
850 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 62
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
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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

£510,000

  • Against its 2021 sale (£450,000)+13%
  • Against BN1 8UJ's recent median (£550,000)-7%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Solway Avenue is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8UJ. 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

    79 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2021

  • Recent sales in BN1 8UJ

    5 sales, median £550,000 (2026–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: May 2026Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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 20 Solway Avenue has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

  1. 14 June 2021Most recent

    £450,000

    +462.5%over 24 years

  2. 1 June 1997

    £80,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8UJ: £550,000 (2026–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

1 potential issue has already been flagged for 20 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ. 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 20 Solway Avenue

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

20 Solway Avenue is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 79 m² (around 850 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. It has already been extended once and our model flags further extension potential, a sign of buyer flexibility. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.5% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £510,000 is 13.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£529/sq ft) was about 110.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 79 m² it's 22.5% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 22 EPCs). One planning record on file: an extension refused in 2002. Sold June 2021 for £450,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • GarageYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
  • Extension potentialPossible
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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.

Current Certificate
Sept 2020

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D62
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
3.8 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 1 September 2030

3 years remaining
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ

1decisions1extensions5nearby
  1. Mar 2002
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Rear of property

    Extension to rear of dwelling

    Reference
    BH2002/00483/FP
    Full record in report

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  • All 1 application on this property in full, plus 5 notable nearby
  • What the pattern means for extending or converting here
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On the street

Versus other Solway Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 20 Solway Avenue stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£5,696

Street avg £3,991

Strongly above

Floor Area

79 m²

Street avg 100 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Strongly below

CO₂ Emissions

3.8 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

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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

1110/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Craignair Avenue — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Patcham Junior School. 13 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Patcham Junior SchoolPrimary345m
  • Patcham High SchoolSecondary501m
  • Patcham Infant SchoolPrimary675m
  • Carden Nursery and Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km

Nearest stops

  • Craignair AvenueBus stop161m
  • Sanyhils AvenueBus stop167m
  • Bowling GreenBus stop227m
  • Barrhill AvenueBus stop234m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences4,189 reports27%
  • Shoplifting2,866 reports18%
  • Anti-social Behaviour2,547 reports16%
  • Public Order1,432 reports9%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.9dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 8UJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.6dB

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 20 Solway Avenue is modelled from its 79 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8UJ. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 20 Solway Avenue. 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 20 Solway Avenue was lodged in September 2020 at band D and is valid until September 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 20 Solway Avenue. 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 13 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 8UJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
20 Solway Avenue is in council tax band D. 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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