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2 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AB

1 planning record

Estimated value

£504,000

  • Since the 2003 sale (£249,000)+102%
  • Against BN42 4AB's recent median (£700,000)-28%

Newest record on this page: October 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
Habitable rooms
5
From EPC
Floor area
103 m²
1109 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
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

£504,000

  • Against its 2003 sale (£249,000)+102%
  • Against BN42 4AB's recent median (£700,000)-28%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 2 Croft Avenue is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4AB. 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

    103 m² from the EPC lodged in May 2014

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2003

  • Recent sales in BN42 4AB

    5 sales, median £700,000 (2025–2021)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: October 2025Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 applicationFull 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.

2 Croft Avenue's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1999).

Sales timeline

  1. 28 March 2003Most recent

    £249,000

    +99.2%over 3 years

  2. 2 June 1999

    £125,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4AB: £700,000 (2025–2021).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks 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 2 Croft Avenue

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

2 Croft Avenue is a semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AB). It has a recorded floor area of 103 m² (around 1109 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (May 2014) 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 May 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

It hasn't traded since March 2003, a hold of 23 years that's notably long for the area. Across 1999–2003, sale prices on this property compounded at 19.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £504,000 sits 102.4% above the 2003 sale of £249,000. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£225/sq ft) was about 26.8% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2009. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. At 103 m² it's 20.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (129 m² median across 13 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 85% of similar EPCs).

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  • 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.

Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 06 May 2024

Current Certificate
May 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
5.5 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 May 2024

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 2 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AB, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 2 Croft Avenue, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AB

1decisions1extensions10documents2nearby
  1. Jun 2009
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Single storey · Side of property

    Removal of conservatory and erection of single-storey side extension

    Documents
    10 docs on file
    Reference
    ADC/0144/09
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On the street

Versus other Croft Avenue homes

Four headline reads against 13 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On price per m², 2 Croft Avenue runs well behind the street norm.

Price per m²

£2,417

Street avg £4,124

Strongly below

Floor Area

103 m²

Street avg 134 m²

Strongly below

Habitable Rooms

5 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Below

CO₂ Emissions

5.5 t/year

Street avg 5.8 t/year

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.
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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

Colebrook Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Eastbrook Primary Academy. 18 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Eastbrook Primary AcademyPrimary432m
  • Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary723m
  • Shoreham AcademySecondary981m
  • Brackenbury Primary SchoolPrimary1.3km

Nearest stops

  • Colebrook RoadBus stop200m
  • Southwick SquareBus stop219m
  • Community CentreBus stop222m
  • Colebrook RoadBus stop232m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences226 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour105 reports17%
  • Public Order58 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson57 reports9%

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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 BN42 4AB from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN42 4AB

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.0dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4AB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.8dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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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 2 Croft Avenue is modelled from its 103 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4AB. 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. 2 sales are recorded for 2 Croft Avenue. 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 2 Croft Avenue was lodged in May 2014 at band E and expired in May 2024, 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. 1 application is matched to 2 Croft Avenue. 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 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 18 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN42 4AB, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
2 Croft Avenue is in council tax band D. 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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