5 Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
About 5 Bennett Road
5 Bennett Road is a mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 5JL). It has a recorded floor area of 115 m² (around 1238 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (April 2018) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in September 2017 the rating was G, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, wall efficiency went from Very Poor to Poor, window efficiency went from Poor to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good; while roof efficiency dropped from Good to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 86), a 2-band jump.
At 115 m² the property is well over the postcode median (78 m² across 48 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Across 2017–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 8.3% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£409/sq ft) was about 45.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £506,500 in January 2022. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
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Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot water system upgraded
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Wall insulation improved
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Planning history
5 Bennett Road has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
5 Bennett Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
£506,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 8.3% per year over 4 years.
£506,500
Growth on file: 8.3% per year over 4 years.
Sales timeline
13 January 2022Most recent
£506,500
-6.2%over 2 years24 January 2019
£540,000
+47.9%over 1 year30 November 2017
£365,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5JL: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Bennett Road homes
5 Bennett Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,404
Street avg £4,555
Floor Area
115 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
5.1 t/year
Street avg 3.8 t/year
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Crime
6/mo
Steady 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.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.7dB