Model valuation£417,0008 Busby Close
Local market context
5 Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
3 sales on record
Estimated value
£489,000
- Since the 2022 sale (£506,500)-3%
- Against BN2 5JL's recent median (£450,000)+9%
Newest record on this page: May 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.
Property type
Mid terrace
Habitable rooms
6
From EPC
Floor area
115 m²
1238 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 61
Council tax
Band C
About this valuation
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Our estimate
£489,000
- Against its 2022 sale (£506,500)-3%
- Against BN2 5JL's recent median (£450,000)+9%
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How the estimate is made
The estimate for 5 Bennett Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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
115 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2018
Sales of this home
3 sales recorded, the latest in 2022
Recent sales in BN2 5JL
5 sales, median £450,000 (2025–2024)
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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 | None on this home | 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.
5 Bennett Road saw 3 transfers in just over a decade — high turnover for the postcode.
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: £450,000 (2025–2024).
What this page doesn't show
2 potential issues have already been flagged for 5 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
- 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 5 Bennett Road
A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.
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 (79 m² across 49 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 46.5% 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
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(1 of 2)
Apr 2018
EPC Rating
A
B
C
D
D61
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Good
CO2 Emissions
5.1 t/year
Occupancy
—
Certificate validity
Valid until 17 April 2028
Property Improvements
Changes detected from historical EPC data
Apr 2018from Sept 2017
EPC improved fromG13toD61
Heating System
Room HeatersGas Boiler
Upgraded to gas central heating
Heating Controls
ThermostatProg + TRVs
Heating controls upgraded for better temperature management
Hot Water
Immersion (Off-Peak)Main System
Hot water system upgraded
Windows
Partial DoubleFull Double
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
Walls
Very PoorPoor
Wall insulation improved
Planning history
Applications and permits filed against 5 Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.
5 Bennett Road has no planning applications on record.
6
But the area is active
6 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Versus other Bennett Road homes
Four headline reads against 47 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.
5 Bennett Road outperforms the street on floor area by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£4,404
Street avg £4,518
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
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%
Go deeper on the local area
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-eraMid-Terrace HouseEPC 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 5 Bennett Road is modelled from its 115 m² EPC floor area, its 3 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. 3 sales are recorded for 5 Bennett Road. 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 5 Bennett Road was lodged in April 2018 at band D and is valid until April 2028. 2 certificates are on record, which shows how the home has changed.
- Planning records
- Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 5 Bennett Road. 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
- 5 Bennett Road 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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