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12 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA

3 planning records
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
156 m²
1679 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 52
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 12 Walpole Road

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

12 Walpole Road is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 156 m² (around 1679 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2017) shows an E (score 52), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 2-band jump.

Across 1997–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £666,000 is 20.2% below the 2022 sale of £835,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 71.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 156 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 3 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 1 refused. Last sale on file: £835,000 in October 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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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.

12 Walpole Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E52
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
7.0 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Victorian-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC EPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 12 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

A recent planning application at 12 Walpole Road was refused — worth checking the council file.

3 applications on record at 12 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA

3decisions1extensions165documents8nearby
  1. Jan 2022
    Change Of UseFull
    Outcome in report

    Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to school boarding house (Use Class C2)

    Documents
    14 docs on file
    Reference
    BH2021/04098
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision
  4. ConditionsDecision

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  • The 165 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.

Price for 12 Walpole Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£666,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.4% per year over 26 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£835,000

Growth on file: 8.4% per year over 26 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 20 October 2022Most recent

    £835,000

    +680.4%over 25 years
  2. 27 March 1997

    £107,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 0EA: £900,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Walpole Road homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

12 Walpole Road outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£5,353

Street avg £3,813

Strongly above

Floor Area

156 m²

Street avg 176 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 7 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

7.0 t/year

Street avg 9.5 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 12 Walpole Road

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearbyA planning decision worth checking

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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
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.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Walpole Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School. 21 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 BN2 0EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 0EA

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.3dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 0EA

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

40.8dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 12 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.