Bella Vista, Braypool Lane, Patcham, Brighton, BN1 8ZH

Bella Vista is a four-bedroom detached house in Patcham, Brighton, Brighton (BN1 8ZH). It has a recorded floor area of 144 m² (around 1550 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 2003-2006. The property has underfloor heating on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include attached land beyond the plot. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history. The home occupies a corner plot. The latest certificate (September 2015) shows a C (score 75), near the top of the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 85). The latest certificate is from September 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 144 m² it sits well below the postcode median (222 m² across 12 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold October 2020 for £570,000. Across the public record there are 5 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. Across 1996–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 11% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £676,000 is 18.6% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£368/sq ft) was about 51.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 3 planning records sit against the property, 0 approved, 3 refused.