14a, Basement Flat, Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
About 14a
14a is a detached house in Brighton (BN2 5AA). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1332 sq ft) and construction records dating it to before 1900. At 124 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 4 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 112–168 m². On EPC score it ranks first in the building (68 versus a worst of 61). The latest certificate (January 2010) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75). The latest certificate is from January 2010, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
At 124 m² the property is well over the postcode median (82 m² across 68 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include new windows, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2017, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.6% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£1,126/sq ft) was about 280.2% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last changed hands 9 years ago, in August 2017.
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Energy performance
14a'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Jan 2020
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Planning history
14a has been through 5 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
5 applications on record at 14a, Basement Flat, Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
- Feb 2010RenovationHeritageOutcome in report
Internal alterations to layout of flat.
- Council
- Kemp Town
- Documents
- 22 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2009/02977
- More recent applications — locked
- RenovationOct 2013Decision
- RenovationOct 2013Decision
+ 2 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
Latest sale on 14a was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.
£1,462,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 16.6% per year over 13 years.
£1,500,000
Growth on file: 16.6% per year over 13 years.
Sales timeline
16 August 2017Most recent
£1,500,000
+650.0%over 7 years19 March 2010
£200,000
-4.8%over 5 years18 October 2004
£210,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5AA: £395,000 (2025–2023).
Nearby sales in BN2 5AA
Flat 2, 18 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
Sold Mar 2025
£350,000Flat 6, 22 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
Sold Mar 2025
£1,200,000Flat 1, 17 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
Sold Jun 2024
£310,000Flat 3, 22 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
Sold Jul 2023
£1,050,000Flat 6, 18 Sussex Square, Brighton, BN2 5AA
Sold May 2023
£395,000
Versus other Sussex Square homes
14a outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£12,117
Street avg £4,859
Floor Area
124 m²
Street avg 87 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.5 t/year
Street avg 3.4 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.0 km
Church Place St Mary's Hall — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
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