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

Property type
Semi-detached
Floor 1st
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
121 m²
1307 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 The French Apartments

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

7 The French Apartments is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Brighton (BN2 5RZ). It has a recorded floor area of 121 m² (around 1307 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band E. At 121 m² this is the 6th smallest of 11 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 63–151 m². The building's EPC ratings span E to C across 11 units on file. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 78). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 2003–2022, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.5% per year. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£574/sq ft) was about 64.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: March 2022 at £750,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.

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

  • Bedrooms3

Building

  • Central heatingYes
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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.

7 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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 02 Oct 2019

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Poor
Windows
Very Poor
CO2 Emissions
4.1 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-era1st Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 buildSolid (non-cavity) walls

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road, Brighton, BN2 5RZ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

7 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.

Latest sale on 7 The French Apartments was the highest on Land Registry record across the postcode.

Current estimate

£756,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 2.5% per year over 19 years.

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Last sold (2022)

£750,000

Growth on file: 2.5% per year over 19 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 30 March 2022Most recent

    £750,000

    +58.7%over 18 years

  2. 18 August 2003

    £472,500

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN2 5RZ: £475,000 (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.

7 The French Apartments outperforms the street on price per m² by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£6,174

Street avg £4,067

Strongly above

Floor Area

121 m²

Street avg 116 m²

On par

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 4 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

4.1 t/year

Street avg 4.7 t/year

On par
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 7 The French Apartments

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

Signs of HMO activity in the areaLarger development activity nearby

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

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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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11 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road

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12 The French Apartments, De Courcel Road

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Flat2 bed
£679k

16a, Basement Flat, Sussex Square

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

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