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

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£523,000

  • Since the 2019 sale (£475,000)+10%
  • Against BN2 5RZ's recent median (£605,000)-14%

Newest record on this page: July 2025. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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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
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Valuation

About this valuation

How the figure is worked out and what it's based on. If you know this home, you can tell other visitors what you think it's worth.

Our estimate

£523,000

  • Against its 2019 sale (£475,000)+10%
  • Against BN2 5RZ's recent median (£605,000)-14%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 The French Apartments is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 5RZ. 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

    97 m² from the EPC lodged in October 2013

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2019

  • Recent sales in BN2 5RZ

    5 sales, median £605,000 (2025–2014)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: July 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
PlanningNone on this homeFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and 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.

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).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

2 potential issues have already been flagged for 1 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road, Brighton, BN2 5RZ. 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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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. Today's modelled estimate of £523,000 is 10.1% above the 2019 sale price. 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
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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

Current Certificate
Oct 2013

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

Certificate validity

Expired on 14 October 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
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

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

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
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

632/mo

Falling 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.

Nearest schools

  • St Mark's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary652m
  • St John the Baptist Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.0km
  • City Academy WhitehawkPrimary1.3km
  • Queen's Park Primary SchoolPrimary1.6km

Nearest stops

  • Lidl SuperstoreBus stop149m
  • Arundel TerraceBus stop189m
  • Marine GateBus stop230m
  • Arundel RoadBus stop246m

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.

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
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Late 20th centuryGround Floor FlatEPC CSolid (non-cavity) walls

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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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Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 The French Apartments is modelled from its 97 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN2 5RZ. 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 1 The French Apartments. 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 1 The French Apartments was lodged in October 2013 at band C and expired in October 2023, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. None is matched to 1 The French Apartments. 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 14 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN2 5RZ, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 The French Apartments is in council tax band E. 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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