7 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
About 7 Church Lane
7 Church Lane is a semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4GD). It has a recorded floor area of 166 m² (around 1786 sq ft) and council tax band E. The latest certificate (October 2009) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would push it to D (score 64). The latest certificate is from October 2009, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 17 years, with the last transfer in January 2010. At 166 m² it's 19.3% larger than the typical home in the postcode (139 m² median across 10 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. Today's modelled estimate of £597,000 is 49.3% above the 2010 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm.
Energy performance
7 Church Lane sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2019
EPC Rating
Certificate validity
Expired on 27 October 2019
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Planning history
7 Church Lane has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
2 applications on record at 7 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD
- Apr 2014Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to crown reduce radial spread by up to 3 metres and reduce crown height by up to 3 metres on one Beech Tree in the Southwick Conservation Area.
Conservation Area- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- AWDM/0259/14
- More recent applications — locked
- ExtensionJun 2020Decision
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Sales history & valuation
7 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.
£597,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£399,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
26 January 2010Most recent
£399,950
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
EPC Rating for 7 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£2,411
Street avg £3,883
Floor Area
166 m²
Street avg 164 m²
Habitable Rooms
8 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
8.6 t/year
Street avg 6.8 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
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
Southwick Green — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Glebe Primary School. 16 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.5dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
43.0dB







