What type of property is 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH is a 4-bedroom mid-terrace house, on a corner plot.

When did 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH last change hands?

4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH last sold for £400,000 in July 2019, around 7 years ago. Before that, it sold for £53,000 in December 1995, so prices have been rising over 24 years on record. Source: HM Land Registry.

Has 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH appreciated in value?

Across 2 sales between December 1995 and July 2019, 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH rose from £53,000 to £400,000, a change of £347,000. That works out to roughly +8.9% per year compounded over 24 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

The current EPC rating for 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH is F with a score of 29 out of 100, lodged in March 2019. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

What is the floor area of 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (1,044 sq ft), around 24 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 15% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN2 0EH. Source: EPC Register.

How is 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH heated?

The latest EPC at 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH records to be used only when there is no heating/hot as the main heating fuel. It is also flagged as connected to mains gas. Source: EPC Register.

What council tax band is 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH is in council tax band C.

Where is 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH located?

4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

How safe is the area around 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

Police records around 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH show an average of 6 reported crimes per month over the last 11 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 52% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

The closest primary school to 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH is St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (240m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (2.6km).

How well connected is 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH?

The closest bus stop to 4 Bute Street, BN2 0EH is Evelyn Terrace, 131m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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4 Bute Street, Brighton, BN2 0EH

Extendable

Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

97 m²

1044 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 29

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

Overview

About 4 Bute Street

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

4 Bute Street is a four-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0EH). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (March 2019) shows an F (score 29), near the bottom of the EPC scale. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 91), a 4-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The home occupies a corner plot.

At 97 m² it's 15.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (84 m² median across 35 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £459,000 is 14.7% above the 2019 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£383/sq ft) was about 29.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold July 2019 for £400,000.

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

Bedrooms4
Bathrooms1

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
Corner plotYes

Building

Extension potentialPossible

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

4 Bute Street sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.

EPC Rating

F29

Main Heating

Electric

Main Fuel

—

Hot Water

Very Poor

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

5.9 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 4 Bute Street, Brighton, BN2 0EH, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

4 Bute Street has no planning applications on record.

But the area is active

8 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

4 Bute Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1995.

Current estimate

£459,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.9% per year over 24 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£400,000

Growth on file: 8.9% per year over 24 years.

Sales timeline

25 July 2019Most recent
£400,000
+654.7%over 23 years
15 December 1995
£53,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 0EH: £365,000 (2025–2024).

Nearby sales in BN2 0EH

On the street

Versus other Bute Street homes

Four headline reads against 31 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

4 Bute Street is notably below the street on co₂ emissions.

Price per m²

£4,124

Street avg £4,214

Below

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 85 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

5.9 t/year

Street avg 3.6 t/year

Strongly below

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Comparables

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

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1 Bute Street

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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

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Evelyn Terrace — bus stop.

Closest school

0.2 km

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School. 21 schools nearby.

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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 0EH from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.2dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 0EH

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.4dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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FAQ

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 4 Bute Street, Brighton, BN2 0EH. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.