12a, Bristol Gardens, Brighton, BN2 5JR
About 12a
12a is a one-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN2 5JR). It has a recorded floor area of 36 m² (around 388 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band A. Tenure is freehold. At 36 m² this is the 6th smallest of 49 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 25–156 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to B across 49 units on file. The latest certificate (November 2020) shows a D (score 59), a step below the typical UK home. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 75).
At 36 m² it sits well below the postcode median (82 m² across 48 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Today's modelled estimate of £243,000 is 13% above the 2022 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£555/sq ft) was about 109.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Sold April 2022 for £215,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms1
- Bathrooms1
Building
- TenureFreehold
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Planning history
12a 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
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£243,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£215,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
28 April 2022Most recent
£215,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5JR: £310,000 (2025–2021).
Nearby sales in BN2 5JR
Versus other Bristol Gardens homes
Years Held for 12a lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£5,972
Street avg £3,771
Floor Area
36 m²
Street avg 58 m²
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 3 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
2.4 t/year
Street avg 2.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
6/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Bristol Gardens — bus stop.
Closest school
0.3 km
St Mark's CofE Primary School. 18 schools nearby.
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A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.
Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
53.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.1dB