1 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
About 1 Church Lane
1 Church Lane is a five-bedroom detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2013) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 79). The latest certificate is from March 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
6 planning records sit against the property, 6 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. At 167 m² it's 20.1% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 10 EPCs). 5 bedrooms is on the larger side for this postcode, where 3 is the typical count. Across 2002–2014, sale prices on this property compounded at 3.6% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £821,000 is 37.4% above the 2014 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£332/sq ft) was about 24.3% above the typical sold price in the postcode. 12 years since the last transfer (December 2014).
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms5
Outside
- Private gardenSouth-facing
- DrivewayYes
Building
- Central heatingYes
Energy performance
1 Church Lane'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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 16 Mar 2023
EPC Rating
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Planning history
1 Church Lane has been through 6 approved planning applications — a well-evolved property.
6 applications on record at 1 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
- Feb 2001FullOutcome in report
Relocation Of Unauthorised Timber Games Room/Office In Rear Garden AndReduction Of Its Depth From 6M To 5.1M
Retrospective- Reference
- SW/1/01/TP/18923
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksMar 2016Decision
- Tree WorksOct 2009Decision
+ 3 more applications in the report
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Sales history & valuation
1 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£821,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables and a sale-price growth of 3.6% per year over 12 years.
£597,500
Growth on file: 3.6% per year over 12 years.
Sales timeline
4 December 2014Most recent
£597,500
+55.0%over 12 years20 June 2002
£385,500
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4GD: £575,000 (2021–2017).
Nearby sales in BN42 4GD
2 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
Sold Jun 2021
£699,9505 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
Sold Jun 2018
£470,0004 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
Sold Sept 2017
£660,00018 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
Sold Aug 2017
£453,5938 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
Sold May 2017
£575,000
Versus other Church Lane homes
1 Church Lane outperforms the street on epc rating by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£3,578
Street avg £3,754
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
7 rooms
Street avg 7 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
6.4 t/year
Street avg 7.0 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Southwick Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 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.
Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







