11 Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
About 11 Highdown
11 Highdown is a semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4QT). It has a recorded floor area of 40 m² (around 431 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (May 2023) shows an E (score 49), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. At 40 m² this is the 2nd smallest of 46 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 39–101 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B across 46 units on file.
At 40 m² it's 26.7% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (55 m² median across 45 EPCs). It lags the bulk of the postcode on energy efficiency (less efficient than 84% of similar EPCs).
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
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From £820 · Includes VAT
Planning history
11 Highdown has no planning applications on record.
But the area is active
2 notable applications nearby — larger schemes and conversions that could reshape the street. The report maps them all.
Sales history & valuation
11 Highdown has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£168,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4QT: £315,000 (2024–2018).
Nearby sales in BN42 4QT
15 Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
Sold Jan 2024
£362,00027a, Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
Sold Oct 2022
£228,00039a, Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
Sold Mar 2021
£197,50069 Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
Sold Oct 2019
£375,00031 Highdown, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4QT
Sold Nov 2018
£315,000
Versus other Highdown homes
11 Highdown is notably below the street on epc rating.
EPC Rating
49 (E)
Street avg 69 (C)
Floor Area
40 m²
Street avg 46 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.7 t/year
Street avg 1.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
2 rooms
Street avg 2 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
4/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Highdown — bus stop.
Closest school
0.8 km
Peter Gladwin Primary School. 20 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
50.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
40.0dB







