20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA
About 20 Walpole Road
20 Walpole Road is a property in Brighton (BN2 0EA). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 288 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1900-1929. At 27 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 16 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 20–228 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C across 16 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2011) shows a D (score 60), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2011, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Today's modelled estimate of £185,000 is 79.4% below the 2022 sale of £900,000, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£3,120/sq ft) was about 1028.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (153 m² across 15 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Sold January 2022 for £900,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
20 Walpole Road's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Oct 2021
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Planning history
3 applications on record at 20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA
- Apr 2014Change of UseFullOutcome in report
Change of use from 6no flats (C3) to school boarding house (C2), incorporating self-contained tutor's flat and bicycle and refuse storage.
- Council
- College
- Documents
- 11 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2013/04213
- More recent applications — locked
- ConditionsMar 2023Decision
- Change Of UseFeb 2022Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£185,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£900,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 0EA: £835,000 (2025–2022).
Versus other Walpole Road homes
20 Walpole Road is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
60 (D)
Street avg 65 (D)
Floor Area
27 m²
Street avg 30 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 1.8 t/year
Habitable Rooms
1 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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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.
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51.3dB

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40.8dB






