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7 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD

2 planning records
Property type
Semi-detached
Habitable rooms
8
From EPC
Floor area
166 m²
1786 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 49
Council tax
Band E
Tenure
Owner Occupied
Overview

About 7 Church Lane

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

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 16 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. Today's modelled estimate of £620,000 sits 55% above the 2010 sale of £399,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£224/sq ft) was about 19.3% below the postcode norm. 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.

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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.

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This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 27 Oct 2019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

A
B
C
D
E
E49
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Poor
CO2 Emissions
8.6 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied
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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 7 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

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

2decisions1extensions19documents2nearby
Flagged:Conservation area
  1. Apr 2014
    Tree WorksTrees
    Outcome 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
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
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Price

Sales history & valuation

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

7 Church Lane valuation sits well clear of the typical sold price in this postcode.

Current estimate

£620,000

Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.

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Last sold (2010)

£399,950

Recorded with HM Land Registry.

Sales timeline

  1. 26 January 2010Most recent

    £399,950

Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4GD: £575,000 (2021–2017).

On the street

Versus other Church Lane homes

Four headline reads against 10 similar houses on this street, drawn from the latest EPC and Land Registry data.

EPC Rating for 7 Church Lane lags the street by a wide margin.

Price per m²

£2,411

Street avg £3,883

Strongly below

Floor Area

166 m²

Street avg 164 m²

Above

Habitable Rooms

8 rooms

Street avg 6 rooms

Strongly above

CO₂ Emissions

8.6 t/year

Street avg 6.8 t/year

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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
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.

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.

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

52.5dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4GD

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.0dB

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

Common questions

The questions buyers, sellers and homeowners most often ask about 7 Church Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4GD. Each answer is also embedded as structured data for search engines.