Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
17 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD
Estimated value
£703,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£630,000)+12%
- Against BN1 8WD's recent median (£770,000)-9%
Newest record on this page: March 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
141 m²
1518 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band F
Tenure
Owner Occupied
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£703,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£630,000)+12%
- Against BN1 8WD's recent median (£770,000)-9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 17 Ridgeside Avenue is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8WD. 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
141 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2024
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in BN1 8WD
5 sales, median £770,000 (2025–2016)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: March 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | None on this home | 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.
17 Ridgeside Avenue valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
5 March 2025Most recent
£630,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 8WD: £770,000 (2025–2016).
Nearby sales in BN1 8WD
What this page doesn't show
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- 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 17 Ridgeside Avenue
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
17 Ridgeside Avenue is a semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 8WD). It has a recorded floor area of 141 m² (around 1518 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (June 2024) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. A recent sale: £630,000 in March 2025. Today's modelled estimate of £703,000 is 11.6% above the 2025 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£415/sq ft) was about 33.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode.
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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.
17 Ridgeside Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
Current Certificate
Jun 2024EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
7.9 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 2 June 2034
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 17 Ridgeside Avenue, Brighton, BN1 8WD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
17 Ridgeside Avenue 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.
Versus other Ridgeside Avenue homes
Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
EPC Rating for 17 Ridgeside Avenue lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,468
Street avg £4,229
Floor Area
141 m²
Street avg 162 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
7.9 t/year
Street avg 5.5 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
0.1 km
Ridgeside Avenue — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Patcham Infant School. 25 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- Patcham Infant SchoolPrimary376m
- Patcham High SchoolSecondary607m
- Patcham Junior SchoolPrimary736m
- Westdene Primary SchoolPrimary864m
Nearest stops
- Ridgeside AvenueBus stop103m
- Ridgeside AvenueBus stop142m
- Graham AvenueBus stop244m
- Audrey CloseBus stop260m
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 8WD from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.8dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.4dB
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 17 Ridgeside Avenue is modelled from its 141 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN1 8WD. 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 17 Ridgeside 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 17 Ridgeside Avenue was lodged in June 2024 at band E and is valid until June 2034. 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 17 Ridgeside 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 25 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN1 8WD, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 17 Ridgeside Avenue is in council tax band F. 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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