Pendennis, Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
About Pendennis
Pendennis is a three-bedroom detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4TY). It has a recorded floor area of 158 m² (around 1701 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (March 2020) shows an E (score 47), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 82), a 3-band jump. The home occupies a cul-de-sac position.
On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. 3 planning records sit against the property, 3 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references conservation-area consent, which constrain future alterations. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£497/sq ft) was about 102.5% above the typical sold price in the postcode. Most recent transfer: February 2021 at £845,000. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend.
What this property has
Inside
- Bedrooms3
- Bathrooms1
- Dining roomYes
Outside
- Private gardenRear
- GarageYes
- Cul-de-sacYes
Building
- RefurbishedYes
Energy performance
Pendennis sits at the bottom of the postcode for energy efficiency — meaningful headroom to improve.
EPC Rating
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Planning history
Planning history at Pendennis is exclusively tree-management applications — typical for a property with mature trees on or near the plot.
3 applications on record at Pendennis, Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
- Mar 2013Tree WorksTreesOutcome in report
Section 211 Notice under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to crown reduce by 1 metre, leaving a finished height of 4.5 metres, one Maple; to crown reduce to previous reduction points/reduction by 1 metre, leaving a finished height of 10 metres and crown spread of 5 metres on one Horse Chestnut; and to reduce height by 1 metre and spread by 2 metres, leaving a finished height of 4 metres and spread 4.5 metes on one Magnolia (Trees within the Southwick Conservation Area).
- Documents
- 5 docs on file
- Reference
- AWDM/0046/13
- More recent applications — locked
- Tree WorksDec 2022Decision
- Tree WorksSept 2013Decision
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Sales history & valuation
The latest sale landed in the post-pandemic price surge — useful context when reading the figure.
£918,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£845,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
17 February 2021Most recent
£845,000
Median price across the last 5 sales in BN42 4TY: £425,000 (2025–2018).
Nearby sales in BN42 4TY
33 Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
Sold Mar 2025
£425,0009 Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
Sold Feb 2022
£366,00015 Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
Sold Dec 2021
£935,0006 Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
Sold Jul 2020
£1,100,00031 Roman Crescent, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4TY
Sold Nov 2018
£410,000
Versus other Roman Crescent homes
On price per m², Pendennis stands well clear of the street.
Price per m²
£5,348
Street avg £3,671
Floor Area
158 m²
Street avg 175 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
9.6 t/year
Street avg 6.4 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
The Crescent — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Eastbrook Primary Academy. 16 schools nearby.
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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
51.6dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.6dB







