What kind of home is 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL is a 3-bedroom semi-detached house.

What was the last sold price for 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL last sold for £242,500 in April 2014, around 12 years ago. Land Registry has 4 sales on record going back to £30,000 in February 1997. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the price history for 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

Across 4 sales between February 1997 and April 2014, 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL rose from £30,000 to £242,500, a change of £212,500. That works out to roughly +13% per year compounded over 17 years. Source: HM Land Registry.

What is the EPC rating for 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

The current EPC rating for 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL is C with a score of 70 out of 100, lodged in November 2013. Source: EPC Register.

How big is 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (797 sq ft), around 25 m² per bedroom. That makes it about 68% larger than the median EPC-recorded property in BN42 4DL. Source: EPC Register.

What heating system does 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL use?

The latest EPC at 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL records mains gas as the main heating fuel. Source: EPC Register.

What planning history does 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL have?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL has 1 planning record on file (1 approved), most recent in April 2021. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What is the council tax band for 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL is in council tax band C.

Which area is 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL in?

20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL sits in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton. It falls within the BN42 postcode district in West Sussex.

How safe is the area around 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

Police records around 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL show an average of 45 reported crimes per month over the last 14 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 36% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is falling (14% versus the prior period). Source: Police UK.

What schools are near 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

The closest primary school to 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL is Glebe Primary School (125m), one of 14 primaries within walking distance. The closest secondary is Shoreham Academy (411m), with 2 secondaries in the surrounding area.

What transport links are near 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL?

The closest bus stop to 20a, Park Lane, BN42 4DL is Spinnals Grove, 25m away. The nearest rail option is Southwick Rail Station, 401m away.

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20a, Park Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DL

4 sales on record1 planning record

Estimated value

£328,000

Since the 2014 sale (£242,500)+35%
Against BN42 4DL's recent median (£730,000)-55%

Newest record on this page: August 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 1st

Bedrooms

Bathroom

Floor area

74 m²

797 sq ft

Energy rating

Score 70

Council tax

Band C

Tenure

Freehold

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About this valuation

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Our estimate

£328,000

Against its 2014 sale (£242,500)+35%
Against BN42 4DL's recent median (£730,000)-55%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 20a is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4DL. 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
74 m² from the EPC lodged in November 2013
Sales of this home
4 sales recorded, the latest in 2014
Recent sales in BN42 4DL
5 sales, median £730,000 (2025–2022)

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Valuation	Estimate from the last refresh	Analysed against comparable sales
Planning	1 application	Full history, plus nearby schemes
Flood risk	Not shown	Included

Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Price for 20a has grown more than fourfold since the 1997 starting point.

Sales timeline

13 April 2014Most recent
£242,500
+36.6%over 8 years
14 April 2005
£177,500
+21.6%over 2 years
21 August 2002
£146,000
+386.7%over 5 years
28 February 1997
£30,000

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4DL: £730,000 (2025–2022).

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Risks

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Overview

About 20a

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

20a is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4DL). It has a recorded floor area of 74 m² (around 797 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band C. Tenure is freehold. At 74 m² this is the 52nd smallest of 73 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 31–547 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to C, with this unit at the top. Other recorded features include a loft. The latest certificate (November 2013) shows a C (score 70). The latest certificate is from November 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.

At 74 m² the property is well over the postcode median (43 m² across 72 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Last changed hands 12 years ago, in April 2014. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. One planning record on file: a loft conversion approved in 2021. Past consents include a loft conversion, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 1997–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 13% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £328,000 is 35.3% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£304/sq ft) was about 15.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode.

Specifications

What this property has

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Inside

Bedrooms3
Bathrooms1
LoftYes

Outside

Private gardenSouth-facing
GarageDetached

Building

TenureFreehold
Heating systemGas
RefurbishedYes

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Energy

Energy performance

Every EPC certificate filed against this property — current rating, recorded improvements, and where there's headroom to reach a higher band.

20a'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 06 Nov 2023

Current Certificate

Nov 2013

EPC Rating

C70

Main Heating

Gas

Main Fuel

Gas

Hot Water

Good

Windows

Average

CO2 Emissions

2.5 t/year

Occupancy

Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 6 November 2023

New assessment needed to sell or let

Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 20a, Park Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DL, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 application on record at 20a, Park Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4DL

1decisions1extensions7documents2nearby

Apr 2021
Loft ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Proposed hip to barn end roof extension, pitched roof rear dormers and front roof lights to form rooms in roof and create 5-bed maisonette on first and second floors
Documents
7 docs on file
Reference
AWDM/0303/21
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On the street

Versus other Park Lane homes

Four headline reads against 59 similar flats on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

20a outperforms the street on habitable rooms by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£3,277

Street avg £3,784

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Floor Area

74 m²

Street avg 46 m²

Strongly above

Habitable Rooms

4 rooms

Street avg 2 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

2.5 t/year

Street avg 1.7 t/year

Strongly below

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

0.0 km

Spinnals Grove — bus stop.

Closest school

0.1 km

Glebe Primary School. 16 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary125m
Shoreham AcademySecondary411m
Eastbrook Primary AcademyPrimary974m
Holmbush Primary AcademyPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

Spinnals GroveBus stop25m
Rectory CloseBus stop197m
Southwick GreenBus stop200m
Church LaneBus stop203m

Most reported crime locally

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

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Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around BN42 4DL from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4DL

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

42.9dB

Low

55 dB

60 dB

65 dB

70 dB

75 dB

80 dB

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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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Valuation method in detail

How the estimate is made: The estimate for 20a is modelled from its 74 m² EPC floor area, its 4 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4DL. 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. 4 sales are recorded for 20a. 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 20a was lodged in November 2013 at band C and expired in November 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. 1 application is matched to 20a. 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 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN42 4DL, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band: 20a is in council tax band C. 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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