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5 Ashburnham Drive, Brighton, BN1 9AX

3 sales on record2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
104 m²
1119 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band C
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 5 Ashburnham Drive

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

5 Ashburnham Drive is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN1 9AX). It has a recorded floor area of 104 m² (around 1119 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (September 2022) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The rating has held steady at C across 2 certificates since September 2009. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Very Poor to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 82).

2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations. At 104 m² it's 15.6% larger than the typical home in the postcode (90 m² median across 26 EPCs). Across 2009–2024, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£429/sq ft) was about 88.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £480,000 in September 2024.

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
  • Bathrooms2

Outside

  • DrivewayYes

Building

  • RefurbishedYes
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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.
Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Sept 2022

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Sept 2022from Sept 2009
Windows
AverageGood

Window efficiency improved

Low Energy Lighting
0%75%

More low energy lighting installed

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 5 Ashburnham Drive, Brighton, BN1 9AX, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

5 Ashburnham Drive has a listed-building consent on record — alterations to a listed property are tightly controlled.

2 applications on record at 5 Ashburnham Drive, Brighton, BN1 9AX

1decisions7documents24nearby
Flagged:Listed building
  1. Jan 2018
    Heritage
    Outcome in report

    listed building consent

    Listed
    Reference
    BH2018/00008
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. RenovationDecision

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  • The 7 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.

Sale price has at least doubled since 2009.

Current estimate

£464,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2024)

£480,000

Growth on file: 6.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 September 2024Most recent

    £480,000

    -2.0%over 1 year

  2. 12 January 2023

    £490,000

    +151.3%over 13 years

  3. 18 November 2009

    £195,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN1 9AX: £390,000 (2025–2019).

On the street

Versus other Ashburnham Drive homes

Four headline reads against 26 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

5 Ashburnham Drive is notably below the street on years held.

Price per m²

£4,615

Street avg £3,020

Strongly above

Floor Area

104 m²

Street avg 96 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 5 Ashburnham Drive

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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
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
£422k

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1 Ashburnham Drive

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3 bed
£380k

1 Highfields

BN1 9AR

3 bed
£454k

1 Hawkhurst Road

BN1 9GF

4 bed
£327k

1 Barcombe Road

BN1 9JP

4 bed1 bath
£415k

1 Coldean Lane

BN1 9GD

£374k

1 Caxton Court, Park Street, Falmer

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1 Ashburnham Close

BN1 9AU

2 bed
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.
Full Brighton report

Crime

21/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Twyford Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Coldean Primary School. 17 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

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 9AX from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN1 9AX

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN1 9AX

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.6dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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