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285 Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AT

3 sales on record

Estimated value

£261,000

  • Since the 2020 sale (£225,000)+16%
  • Against BN42 4AT's recent median (£390,000)-33%

Newest record on this page: June 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
Bathroom
1
Floor area
56 m²
603 sq ft
Energy rating
D
Score 68
Council tax
Band A
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

£261,000

  • Against its 2020 sale (£225,000)+16%
  • Against BN42 4AT's recent median (£390,000)-33%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 285 Albion Street is modelled from its 56 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4AT. 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

    56 m² from the EPC lodged in April 2013

  • Sales of this home

    3 sales recorded, the latest in 2020

  • Recent sales in BN42 4AT

    5 sales, median £390,000 (2025–2020)

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DataThis pageFull report
SalesLatest sale shown: June 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.

285 Albion Street has more than quadrupled in price since its earliest registered sale in 1999.

Sales timeline

  1. 11 August 2020Most recent

    £225,000

    +128.4%over 18 years

  2. 30 July 2002

    £98,500

    +93.1%over 3 years

  3. 29 January 1999

    £51,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4AT: £390,000 (2025–2020).

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 285 Albion Street

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

285 Albion Street is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4AT). It has a recorded floor area of 56 m² (around 603 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band A. At 56 m² this is the 3rd smallest of 29 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 32–129 m². The building's EPC ratings span G to B across 29 units on file. Period features are noted in the property record. The latest certificate (April 2013) shows a D (score 68), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 76). The latest certificate is from April 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

Across 1999–2020, sale prices on this property compounded at 7.1% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £261,000 is 16% above the 2020 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£373/sq ft) was about 77.9% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 56 m² it's 29.6% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (80 m² median across 28 EPCs). Most recent transfer: August 2020 at £225,000.

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
  • Bathrooms1

Outside

  • Private gardenYes
  • ParkingYes

Building

  • 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.

285 Albion Street'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 23 Apr 2023

Current Certificate
Apr 2013

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
D68
E
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
2.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 23 April 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 285 Albion Street, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4AT, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

285 Albion Street has no planning applications on record.

2

But the area is active

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

On the street

Versus other Albion Street homes

Four headline reads against 8 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

On epc rating, 285 Albion Street stands well clear of the street.

EPC Rating

68 (D)

Street avg 64 (D)

Above

Floor Area

56 m²

Street avg 57 m²

On par

CO₂ Emissions

2.2 t/year

Street avg 3.0 t/year

Above

Habitable Rooms

3 rooms

Street avg 3 rooms

On par
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

Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.

Crime

45/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.0 km

Colebrook Road — bus stop.

Closest school

0.5 km

Eastbrook Primary Academy. 18 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Eastbrook Primary AcademyPrimary546m
  • Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary905m
  • Shoreham AcademySecondary1.2km
  • St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • Colebrook RoadBus stop46m
  • Colebrook RoadBus stop119m
  • The GardensBus stop271m
  • The GardensBus stop308m

Most reported crime locally

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

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

50.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4AT

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.9dB

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

Victorian-eraGround Floor FlatEPC DPre-1919 build

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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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£264k

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1 bed
£415k

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£415k

1 Green Close, Southwick

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1 Hill Farm Cottages, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick

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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 285 Albion Street is modelled from its 56 m² EPC floor area, its 3 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4AT. 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 285 Albion Street. 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 285 Albion Street was lodged in April 2013 at band D and expired in April 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 285 Albion Street. 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 4AT, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
285 Albion Street is in council tax band A. 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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