What kind of home is 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ is a 3-bedroom mid-terrace house.

What did 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ sell for?

20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ last sold for £497,500 in July 2023, around 3 years ago. Land Registry has 3 sales on record going back to £62,000 in December 1995. Source: HM Land Registry.

How has the value of 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ changed over time?

Across 3 sales between December 1995 and July 2023, 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ rose from £62,000 to £497,500, a change of £435,500. That works out to roughly +7.8% per year compounded over 28 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

How energy efficient is 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

The current EPC rating for 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ is D with a score of 66 out of 100, lodged in June 2021. The assessor estimates the property could reach a B. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (904 sq ft), around 28 m² per bedroom. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ use?

The latest EPC at 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What is the council tax band for 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ is in council tax band C.

Which area is 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ in?

20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ sits in Brighton. It falls within the BN2 postcode district.

What is crime like near 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

Police records around 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ show an average of 632 reported crimes per month over the last 17 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 35% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (12% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

The closest primary school to 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ is St John the Baptist Catholic Primary School (245m), one of 20 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Brighton Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College (2.5km).

What is the nearest station to 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ?

The closest bus stop to 20 Rochester Street, BN2 0EJ is Evelyn Terrace, 150m away. In total there are 30 bus stops within the surrounding area.

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20 Rochester Street, Brighton, BN2 0EJ

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£518,000

Since the 2023 sale (£497,500)+4%
Against BN2 0EJ's recent median (£457,000)+13%

Newest record on this page: January 2026. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type

Mid terrace

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

84 m²

904 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 66

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Owner Occupied

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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£518,000

Against its 2023 sale (£497,500)+4%
Against BN2 0EJ's recent median (£457,000)+13%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20 Rochester Street is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 0EJ. 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
84 m² from the EPC lodged in June 2021
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2023
Recent sales in BN2 0EJ
5 sales, median £457,000 (2026–2024)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	None on this home	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20 Rochester Street has grown more than fourfold since the 1995 starting point.

Sales timeline

24 July 2023Most recent
£497,500
+221.0%over 20 years
22 August 2002
£155,000
+150.0%over 6 years
18 December 1995
£62,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 0EJ: £457,000 (2026–2024).

Nearby sales in BN2 0EJ

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 20 Rochester Street, Brighton, BN2 0EJ. 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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Overview

About 20 Rochester Street

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

20 Rochester Street is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 0EJ). It has a recorded floor area of 84 m² (around 904 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (June 2021) shows a D (score 66), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 2-band jump.

Across 1995–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.8% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£550/sq ft) was about 118.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: July 2023 at £497,500.

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
Bathrooms1
StudyYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing

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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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

Current Certificate

Jun 2021

EPC Rating

D66

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

3.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Valid until 6 June 2031

4 years remaining

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20 Rochester Street, Brighton, BN2 0EJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

20 Rochester 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.

On the street

Versus other Rochester Street homes

Four headline reads against 42 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On years held, 20 Rochester Street runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£5,923

Street avg £4,394

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Floor Area

84 m²

Street avg 81 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

On par

CO₂ Emissions

3.5 t/year

Street avg 3.3 t/year

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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

632/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary245m
St Luke's Primary SchoolPrimary398m
Queen's Park Primary SchoolPrimary550m
St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary673m

Nearest stops

Evelyn TerraceBus stop150m
Hadlow CloseBus stop230m
Cuthbert RoadBus stop252m
Cuthbert RoadBus stop277m

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.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 0EJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

49.1dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 0EJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

38.3dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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Method

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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.

Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20 Rochester Street is modelled from its 84 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 0EJ. 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. 3 sales are recorded for 20 Rochester Street. 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 Rochester Street was lodged in June 2021 at band D and is valid until June 2031. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records: Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 20 Rochester Street. 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 0EJ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20 Rochester Street is in council tax band C. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.

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