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1 Hill Farm Cottages, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4YN

2 planning records

Estimated value

£557,000

  • Since the 2018 sale (£425,000)+31%
  • Against BN42 4YN's recent median (£229,000)+143%

Newest record on this page: May 2022. Land Registry and EPC registers update monthly, so this page can trail them by 2–3 months.

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Property type
Semi-detached
Bedrooms
3
Floor area
124 m²
1335 sq ft
Energy rating
E
Score 53
Council tax
Band D
Tenure
Freehold
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Valuation

About this valuation

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Our estimate

£557,000

  • Against its 2018 sale (£425,000)+31%
  • Against BN42 4YN's recent median (£229,000)+143%

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How the estimate is made

The estimate for 1 Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4YN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.

What it's based on

  • Floor area

    124 m² from the EPC lodged in December 2012

  • Sales of this home

    2 sales recorded, the latest in 2018

  • Recent sales in BN42 4YN

    3 sales, median £229,000 (2022–1996)

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SalesLatest sale shown: May 2022Latest available records, read when you order
ValuationEstimate from the last refreshAnalysed against comparable sales
Planning1 of 2 applicationsFull history, plus nearby schemes
Flood riskNot shownIncluded
Price

Sales history & valuation

Every recorded sale of this home, how its price has moved, and what neighbouring properties have sold for.

Sales timeline

  1. 23 March 2018Most recent

    £425,000

    +45.1%over 13 years

  2. 5 September 2004

    £293,000

Median price across the last 3 sales in BN42 4YN: £229,000 (2022–1996).

Risks

What this page doesn't show

Nothing is flagged from the data on this page, but these checks are only run in the report. The detail, evidence and what to ask about it are in the Risks Report.
  • Flood risk from rivers, sea and surface waterIn report
  • Subsidence and ground-stability signalsIn report
  • Refusals, enforcement and big schemes nearbyIn report

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Overview

About 1 Hill Farm Cottages

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

1 Hill Farm Cottages is a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Southwick, Brighton, Brighton (BN42 4YN). It has a recorded floor area of 124 m² (around 1335 sq ft), construction records dating it to before 1900 and council tax band D. Tenure is freehold. The latest certificate (December 2012) shows an E (score 53), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 71), a 2-band jump. The latest certificate is from December 2012, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. Records show the property has been extended at some point in its history.

2 planning records sit against the property, 2 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.8% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £557,000 is 31.1% above the 2018 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£318/sq ft) was about 123% above the typical sold price in the postcode. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.

Specifications

What this property has

Pulled from EPC certificates, claim submissions and our property model. Empty categories are hidden — we only show what's known.

Inside

  • Bedrooms3
  • Dining roomYes
  • CloakroomYes
  • EnsuiteYes

Building

  • TenureFreehold
  • Heating systemGas
  • Previously extendedYes
  • RefurbishedYes
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  • 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.

1 Hill Farm Cottages'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 09 Dec 2022

Current Certificate
Dec 2012

EPC Rating

A
B
C
D
E
E53
F
G
Main Heating
Gas
Main Fuel
Gas
Hot Water
Good
Windows
Average
CO2 Emissions
6.3 t/year
Occupancy
Owner Occupied

Certificate validity

Expired on 9 December 2022

New assessment needed to sell or let
Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against 1 Hill Farm Cottages, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4YN, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

1 Hill Farm Cottages has been extended on multiple sides of the property across separate planning applications.

2 applications on record at 1 Hill Farm Cottages, Upper Kingston Lane, Southwick, Brighton, BN42 4YN

2decisions2extensions18documents2nearby
  1. Oct 2006
    ExtensionFull
    Outcome in report

    Extension: Side and rear of property

    Single-storey rear/side extension

    Documents
    4 docs on file
    Reference
    ADC/0324/06
    Full record in report
  2. More recent applications — locked
  3. ExtensionDecision

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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.
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Crime

45/mo

Falling year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Holmbush Way West End — bus stop.

Closest school

0.4 km

Holmbush Primary Academy. 16 schools nearby.

Nearest schools

  • Holmbush Primary AcademyPrimary381m
  • Shoreham AcademySecondary1.0km
  • Mile Oak Primary SchoolPrimary1.1km
  • Glebe Primary SchoolPrimary1.2km

Nearest stops

  • Holmbush Way West EndBus stop162m
  • Kings RoadBus stop201m
  • Holmbush Way West EndBus stop232m
  • Top of OverhillBus stop375m

Most reported crime locally

  • Violence & Sexual Offences226 reports36%
  • Anti-social Behaviour105 reports17%
  • Public Order58 reports9%
  • Criminal Damage & Arson57 reports9%

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

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

53.1dB

Low
Night-time road noise heatmap for BN42 4YN

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

43.9dB

Low
55 dB
60 dB
65 dB
70 dB
75 dB
80 dB
Defra Road Noise Strategic Mapping, Round 4
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Level 3 Building Survey

Victorian-eraSemi-Detached HouseFreeholdEPC EPre-1919 buildExtended multiple times (2+ extensions)Solid (non-cavity) walls

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Comparables

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Method

How to read this page

Where every figure above comes from, how current it is and what it can't tell you.
Valuation method in detail
How the estimate is made
The estimate for 1 Hill Farm Cottages is modelled from its 124 m² EPC floor area, its 2 recorded sales and recent sales of comparable homes in BN42 4YN. It is an automated estimate, not a survey or mortgage valuation: condition, layout and improvements that aren't on record can move the real figure either way.
Where sold prices come from
Sold prices are HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, which covers residential sales in England and Wales since 1995. 2 sales are recorded for 1 Hill Farm Cottages. Sales normally appear two to three months after completion, so the most recent ones take time to show up anywhere.
Reading the EPC
Energy Performance Certificates rate homes from A (most efficient) to G and last 10 years. The latest one for 1 Hill Farm Cottages was lodged in December 2012 at band E and expired in December 2022, so a new one is needed to sell or let. Floor area, heating and insulation details on this page come from it.
Planning records
Planning applications are collected from local authority registers through PlanIt. 2 applications are matched to 1 Hill Farm Cottages. Councils sometimes file applications under a different address format, and applications on neighbouring land aren't listed here; the report covers both.
Area figures
Crime is police-recorded street-level data over the last 14 months, which places each incident at an approximate point. The 16 schools and 30 stops listed are measured in a straight line from BN42 4YN, not by walking route. Road noise is Defra's strategic noise modelling, averaged across the postcode.
Council tax band
1 Hill Farm Cottages is in council tax band D. Bands are set by the Valuation Office Agency from historic values (1 April 1991 in England, 1 April 2003 in Wales), not today's price; the amount you pay depends on the council's rate for the band.
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