Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA
3 planning records
Estimated value
£178,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£900,000)-80%
- Against BN2 0EA's recent median (£835,000)-79%
Newest record on this page: November 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Habitable rooms
1
From EPC
Floor area
27 m²
288 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 60
Tenure
Owner Occupied
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Our estimate
£178,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£900,000)-80%
- Against BN2 0EA's recent median (£835,000)-79%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 20 Walpole Road is modelled from its 27 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 0EA. 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
27 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2011
Sales of this home
1 sale recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in BN2 0EA
5 sales, median £835,000 (2025–2022)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: November 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 of 3 applications | 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.
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
Sales timeline
7 January 2022Most recent
£900,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 0EA: £835,000 (2025–2022).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
- Signs of HMO activity in the areaIn report
- Larger development activity nearbyIn report
- 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 20 Walpole Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 £178,000 is 80.2% 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 976.9% 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
Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.
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
Current Certificate
Oct 2011EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D60
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
2.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Expired on 19 October 2021
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
3 applications on record at 20 Walpole Road, Brighton, BN2 0EA
3decisions29documents8nearby
Flagged:Change of use
- 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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Versus other Walpole Road homes
Four headline reads against 6 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
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
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
632/mo
Falling 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.
Nearest schools
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary353m
- Queen's Park Primary SchoolPrimary482m
- St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary666m
- St Luke's Primary SchoolPrimary674m
Nearest stops
- Walpole RoadBus stop75m
- Belle Vue GardensBus stop107m
- College PlaceBus stop125m
- Top of Walpole RoadBus stop175m
Most reported crime locally
- Violence & Sexual Offences3,722 reports35%
- Anti-social Behaviour1,996 reports19%
- Public Order1,011 reports9%
- Shoplifting840 reports8%
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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 BN2 0EA from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.3dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.8dB
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 20 Walpole Road is modelled from its 27 m² EPC floor area, its 1 recorded sale and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 0EA. 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 20 Walpole Road. 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 20 Walpole Road was lodged in October 2011 at band D and expired in October 2021, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 3 applications are matched to 20 Walpole Road. 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 17 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 21 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN2 0EA, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
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