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1 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road, Brighton, BN2 5RZ

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Floor Ground
Bedrooms
2
Bathrooms
2
Floor area
97 m²
1044 sq ft
Energy rating
C
Score 69
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 1 The French Apartments

A plain-English summary derived from public records, EPC certificates, sold prices and local data.

1 The French Apartments is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1996-2002 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

Across 2003–2019, sale prices on this property compounded at 1.2% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£455/sq ft) was about 31% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 97 m² it's 23.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (127 m² median across 10 EPCs). Last sale on file: £475,000 in January 2019.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms2
  • Bathrooms2
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Outside

  • Private gardenRear
  • ParkingAllocated

Building

  • Heating systemElectric
  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

1 The French Apartments's EPC is over a decade old — improvements since won't be reflected.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 14 Oct 2023

EPC Rating

A
B
C
C69
D
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
3.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road, Brighton, BN2 5RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 The French Apartments has no planning applications on record.

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But the area is active

7 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

1 The French Apartments's sale-price growth has lagged the wider UK trajectory across its history on file.

Current estimate

£476,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 1.2% per year over 15 years.

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Last sold (2019)

£475,000

Growth on file: 1.2% per year over 15 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 29 January 2019Most recent

    £475,000

    +21.8%over 13 years

  2. 25 October 2005

    £390,000

    -1.0%over 2 years

  3. 9 October 2003

    £393,995

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5RZ: £605,000 (2025–2014).

On the street

Versus other De Courcel Road homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 1 The French Apartments stands well clear of the street.

Price per m²

£4,897

Street avg £4,195

Strongly above

Floor Area

97 m²

Street avg 118 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

3.2 t/year

Street avg 4.8 t/year

Strongly above
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 1 The French Apartments

The true value, the hidden risks and the full sale history, in one report.

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The data behind every report

  • HM Land Registry, source of sold price history
  • Department for Education, source of schools data
  • Police.uk, source of crime statistics
  • Department for Transport, source of stations and transport links
  • Environment Agency, source of flood risk data
  • Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, source of road noise data
  • PlanIt, source of planning application records
Comparables

Similar properties nearby

A handful of close matches in the same postcode area, ranked by likeness on bedrooms, type and floor area.
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10 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road

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Area

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.
Full Brighton report

Crime

6/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Lidl Superstore — bus stop.

Closest school

0.7 km

St Mark's CofE Primary School. 14 schools nearby.

Go deeper on the local area

A Local Area report breaks down crime, transport links, schools and air quality in depth.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN2 5RZ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN2 5RZ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.8dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN2 5RZ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low
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60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
FAQ

Common questions

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