Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
3 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ
1 planning record
Estimated value
£478,000
- Since the 2021 sale (£415,000)+15%
- Against BN1 8UJ's recent median (£550,000)-13%
Newest record on this page: May 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Detached
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
82 m²
883 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£478,000
- Against its 2021 sale (£415,000)+15%
- Against BN1 8UJ's recent median (£550,000)-13%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 3 Solway Avenue is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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
82 m² from the EPC lodged in September 2020
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2021
Recent sales in BN1 8UJ
5 sales, median £550,000 (2026–2021)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2026 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | Full history, plus nearby schemes |
| Flood risk | Not shown | Included |
Sales history & valuation
Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
1 March 2021Most recent
£415,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8UJ: £550,000 (2026–2021).
Nearby sales in BN1 8UJ
What this page doesn't show
1 potential issue has already been flagged for 3 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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About 3 Solway Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
3 Solway Avenue is a detached house in Brighton (BN1 8UJ). It has a recorded floor area of 82 m² (around 883 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (September 2020) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2021. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 82 m² it's 19.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (102 m² median across 22 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 77% of similar EPCs). Today's modelled estimate of £478,000 is 15.2% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£470/sq ft) was about 92.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold March 2021 for £415,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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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 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
4.7 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 September 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 3 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 Solway Avenue has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
1 application on record at 3 Solway Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8UJ
1decisions1extensions6documents5nearby
- May 2021ExtensionOutlineOutcome in report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Prior approval for the erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.00m, for which the maximum height would be 3.63m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.97m.
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2021/01264
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Versus other Solway Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 22 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
3 Solway Avenue is notably below the street on epc rating.
Price per m²
£5,061
Street avg £4,024
Floor Area
82 m²
Street avg 100 m²
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 5 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.7 t/year
Street avg 4.6 t/year
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.
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.
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· 07:00 – 23:00
53.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.6dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
- How the estimate is made
- The estimate for 3 Solway Avenue is modelled from its 82 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale 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. 1 sale is recorded for 3 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 3 Solway Avenue was lodged in September 2020 at band E 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 3 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
- 3 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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