Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
2a, Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
1 planning record
Estimated value
£380,000
- Since the 2025 sale (£360,000)+6%
- Against BN2 5JL's recent median (£475,000)-20%
Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
2
Bathroom
1
Floor area
64 m²
689 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 63
Council tax
Band B
Tenure
Freehold
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£380,000
- Against its 2025 sale (£360,000)+6%
- Against BN2 5JL's recent median (£475,000)-20%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 2a is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 5JL. 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
64 m² from the EPC lodged in August 2020
Sales of this home
2 sales recorded, the latest in 2025
Recent sales in BN2 5JL
5 sales, median £475,000 (2025–2023)
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| Data | This page | Full report |
|---|---|---|
| Sales | Latest sale shown: May 2025 | Latest available records, read when you order |
| Valuation | Estimate from the last refresh | Analysed against comparable sales |
| Planning | 1 application | 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.
2a valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
Sales timeline
13 January 2025Most recent
£360,000
+24.1%over 9 years16 September 2015
£290,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5JL: £475,000 (2025–2023).
What this page doesn't show
3 potential issues have already been flagged for 2a, Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL. 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
- A planning decision worth checkingIn 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 2a
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
2a is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 5JL). It has a recorded floor area of 64 m² (around 689 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band B. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 87), a 2-band jump. Other recorded features include a basement.
Across 2015–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£523/sq ft) was about 86.1% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 64 m² it's 20% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 49 EPCs). Last sale on file: £360,000 in January 2025. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2025.
What this property has
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Inside
- Bedrooms2
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
- BasementYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
Building
- TenureFreehold
- RefurbishedYes
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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.
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
Current Certificate
Aug 2020EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D63
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
3.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
Certificate validity
Valid until 24 August 2030
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 2a, Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
A recent planning application at 2a was refused — worth checking the council file.
1 application on record at 2a, Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
1decisions24documents6nearby
- Jul 2025RenovationFullOutcome in report
Creation of new roof terrace, including new door, deck and railings.
- Documents
- 24 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2025/01266
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Versus other Bennett Road homes
Four headline reads against 47 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
On floor area, 2a runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£5,625
Street avg £4,488
Floor Area
64 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
3.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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
Bus Garage — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 17 schools nearby.
Nearest schools
- St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary341m
- St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary765m
- City Academy WhitehawkPrimary932m
- St Luke's Primary SchoolPrimary1.4km
Nearest stops
- Bus GarageBus stop114m
- Arundel RoadBus stop131m
- Roedean RoadBus stop134m
- Henfield CloseBus stop201m
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 5JL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC DPre-1919 build
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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 2a is modelled from its 64 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 5JL. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 2a. 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 2a was lodged in August 2020 at band D and is valid until August 2030. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 1 application is matched to 2a. 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 17 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN2 5JL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
- Council tax band
- 2a is in council tax band B. 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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