29 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
About 29 Croft Avenue
29 Croft Avenue is a detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AA). It has a recorded floor area of 171 m² (around 1841 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (January 2015) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 78), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from January 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
It hasn't traded since October 2002, a hold of 24 years that's notably long for the area. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1995–2002, sale prices on this property compounded at 12.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £779,000 sits 99.7% above the 2002 sale of £390,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£212/sq ft) was about 81.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
29 Croft Avenue sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 15 Jan 2025
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 15 January 2025
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Planning history
Multiple extension applications run across more than a decade of planning history at 29 Croft Avenue.
2 applications on record at 29 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
- Feb 2006ExtensionFullOutcome in report
Extension: Two storey · Side of property
Two-Storey West Side Extension
- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- SW/90/05/TP/22295
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionAug 2017Decision
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Sales history & valuation
Sale price has at least doubled since 1995.
£779,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 12.1% per year over 7 years.
£390,000
Growth on file: 12.1% per year over 7 years.
Sales timeline
14 October 2002Most recent
£390,000
+21.9%over 1 year23 August 2001
£320,000
+84.5%over 5 years14 September 1995
£173,400
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4AA: £430,000 (2022–2006).
Nearby sales in BN42 4AA
33 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
Sold Aug 2022
£927,50019 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
Sold Jul 2022
£658,00031 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
Sold Oct 2012
£430,00025 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
Sold Jul 2008
£315,00041 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AA
Sold May 2006
£311,500
Versus other Croft Avenue homes
On epc rating, 29 Croft Avenue runs well behind the street norm.
Price per m²
£2,281
Street avg £2,903
Floor Area
171 m²
Street avg 166 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.9 t/year
Street avg 5.6 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
45/mo
Falling year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Community Centre — bus stop.
Closest school
0.4 km
Eastbrook Primary Academy. 18 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
51.4dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
42.0dB







