55 Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
About 55 Bennett Road
55 Bennett Road is a three-bedroom mid-terrace house in Brighton (BN2 5JL). It has a recorded floor area of 92 m² (around 990 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band C. The latest certificate (January 2023) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. When first surveyed in April 2010 the rating was E, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Poor to Good and lighting went from Good to Very Good; while window efficiency dropped from Good to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 84), a 2-band jump. Period features are noted in the property record. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy.
One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2017. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 92 m² it's 18.2% larger than the typical home in the postcode (78 m² median across 48 EPCs). Across 2002–2023, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.7% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£541/sq ft) was about 92.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Last sale on file: £536,000 in July 2023.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Open-plan layoutYes
- FireplaceYes
Outside
- Private gardenWest-facing
Building
- Period featuresYes
- RefurbishedYes
- Extension potentialPossible
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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
Windows upgraded, improving insulation
More low energy lighting installed
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Planning history
1 application on record at 55 Bennett Road, Brighton, BN2 5JL
- Dec 2017ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Rear of property
Demolition of existing single storey rear extension and erection of two storey rear extension and associated works.
- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- BH2017/03680
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has grown by over 3x since 2002.
£545,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 6.7% per year over 21 years.
£536,000
Growth on file: 6.7% per year over 21 years.
Sales timeline
6 July 2023Most recent
£536,000
+86.8%over 12 years26 August 2010
£287,000
+105.1%over 7 years2 October 2002
£139,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5JL: £475,000 (2025–2023).
Versus other Bennett Road homes
55 Bennett Road outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,826
Street avg £4,519
Floor Area
92 m²
Street avg 83 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.0 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






