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37 Victoria Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DJ

3 sales on record
Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
118 m²
1270 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 42
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
Overview

About 37 Victoria Road

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

37 Victoria Road is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4DJ). It has a recorded floor area of 118 m² (around 1270 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (August 2014) shows an E (score 42), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The rating has held steady at E across 2 certificates since September 2012. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Average; while window efficiency dropped from Average to Poor and lighting dropped from Average to Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 73), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from August 2014, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Period features are noted in the property record.

It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 73% of similar EPCs). Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 9.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £542,000 is 31.2% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£325/sq ft) was about 39.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2014).

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
  • Dining roomYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Central heatingYes
  • Period featuresYes
Before you decide

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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.

37 Victoria Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.

EPC Expired

This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Aug 2024

Current Certificate(1 of 2)
Aug 2014

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E42
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
6.2 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Property Improvements

Changes detected from historical EPC data

Aug 2014from Sept 2012
Roof Insulation
UninsulatedInsulated

Roof insulation improved

SDL Surveying

Get a survey for this property

Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)

Because the property was built before 1919 and has been extended more than once, we believe a Level 3 building survey should be considered.

From £1,085 · Includes VAT

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 37 Victoria Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DJ, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

37 Victoria Road 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.

Price

Sales history & valuation

Recorded transactions, our model's current estimate, and a quick read on what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 37 Victoria Road has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Current estimate

£542,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 9.4% per year over 18 years.

See how we calculated this
Last sold (2014)

£413,000

Growth on file: 9.4% per year over 18 years.

Sales timeline

  1. 1 December 2014Most recent

    £413,000

    +138.7%over 12 years

  2. 20 May 2002

    £173,000

    +107.3%over 5 years

  3. 21 February 1997

    £83,450

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4DJ: £260,000 (2025–2022).

On the street

Versus other Victoria Road homes

Four headline reads against 14 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 37 Victoria Road lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,500

Street avg £3,765

On par

Floor Area

118 m²

Street avg 138 m²

Below

Habitable Rooms

6 rooms

Street avg 5 rooms

Above

CO₂ Emissions

6.2 t/year

Street avg 5.7 t/year

Below
Before you decide

Everything you need to know about 37 Victoria Road

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

Pick your report · every report is £14.99

One time fee only - money back guarantee

Preview of the full property report

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.
£534k

1 Hill Farm Cottages, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick

BN42 4YN

3 bed
£529k

1 Hill Farm Way, Southwick

BN42 4YJ

3 bed1 bath
£667k

1 Albert Road, Southwick

BN42 4GE

3 bed2 bath
£428k

1 Farm Way, Southwick

BN42 4NU

3 bed2 bath
£415k

1 Green Close, Southwick

BN42 4GR

3 bed
£541k

1 Downland Close, Southwick

BN42 4RH

4 bed2 bath
£403k

1 Cardigan Villas, Southwick

BN42 4GG

2 bed1 bath
£560k

1 Hadrian Avenue, Southwick

BN42 4LJ

5 bed
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

4/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.1 km

Spinnals Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Glebe Primary School. 16 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 BN42 4DJ from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.
Daytime road noise heatmap for BN42 4DJ

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

51.6dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4DJ

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.5dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 37 Victoria Road, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DJ. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.