# 50A HYTHE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6JS

## Property details

- Slug: `259de45` (address key hash: `259de4536e3e59eff218a20daa8abbe80cb7e2bc`)
- Postcode: BN1 6JS
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Leasehold
- Property type: Flat
- Bedrooms: 2
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 74 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1983-1990
- Last sold: £457,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £6,176/m²
- Local average: £310,247 (133 sales)
- Street crime: 578 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £457,000
- Date: 2026-03-05
- Type: F
- Tenure: L

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 06/01/2036
- **Current heating cost:** £476/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £7,500

### Recommendations
- W1 (£5,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/1536-2829-5500-0433-7202)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-05 | £457,000 | Flat | +32.7% | £460,607 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-1846-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2016-05-19 | £344,500 | Flat | — | £394,850 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/404a5af3-6207-cd2b-e050-a8c063055c7b) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 50A HYTHE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6JS | £457,000 | 05/03/2026 | Flat |
| 50A HYTHE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6JS | £344,500 | 19/05/2016 | Flat |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [54652364](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/ee6f3ca)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £457,000 |
| sold | 2016-01-01 | £344,500 |
| listed | 2015-09-12 | £345,500 |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 66A LOWTHER ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6LH | £390,000 | 12/09/2025 | Flat |
| 21 FLAT 2 HOLLINGBURY PARK AVENUE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 7JG | £298,000 | 21/02/2025 | Flat |
| 5A HOLLINGBURY TERRACE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 7JE | £270,000 | 20/11/2023 | Flat |
| 38 GROUND FLOOR FLAT HOLLINGBURY PARK AVENUE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 7JF | £335,000 | 04/11/2022 | Flat |
| 15 HYTHE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6JR | £435,000 | 24/10/2022 | Flat |
| 110 GROUND FLOOR FLAT BALFOUR ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6ND | £265,000 | 07/09/2022 | Flat |
| 66 GROUND FLOOR FLAT LOWTHER ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6LH | £575,000 | 11/08/2022 | Flat |
| 267 MAISONETTE PRESTON DROVE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6FL | £537,500 | 08/07/2022 | Flat |
| 108 FIRST FLOOR FLAT EDBURTON AVENUE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6EQ | £415,000 | 15/06/2022 | Flat |
| 111 GROUND FLOOR FLAT STANFORD AVENUE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6FA | £435,000 | 01/06/2022 | Flat |
| 131 GROUND FLOOR FLAT PRESTON DROVE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6LE | £320,000 | 06/05/2022 | Flat |
| 67A OSBORNE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6LR | £455,000 | 30/03/2022 | Flat |
| 74 FLAT C WALDEGRAVE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6GG | £365,000 | 29/03/2022 | Flat |
| 57 FIRST FLOOR FLAT HOLLINGBURY PARK AVENUE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 7JQ | £278,000 | 29/11/2021 | Flat |
| 233 FIRST FLOOR FLAT PRESTON DROVE, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6FL | £415,000 | 06/09/2021 | Flat |
| 103A OSBORNE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6LW | £285,000 | 30/07/2021 | Flat |
| 112 HYTHE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6JS | £430,000 | 30/07/2021 | Flat |

**Area average:** £382,559 (17 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** -9.5%
- **10y growth:** 21.4%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brighton and Hove; Flats and maisonettes series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -3.1%
- **5y growth (index):** -0.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 15.1%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Brighton and Hove). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £1,634/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,816/mo
- **Optimistic:** £1,998/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Brighton and Hove (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 2-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 1 Bed Flat, Preston Road, BN1 | £1,750/mo | 1 | 0.65 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,750/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.38% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £218,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £175,000

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £1,750/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 4.6%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 21.8×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-250/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -2.3%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Anti-social behaviour | 169 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 124 |
| Shoplifting | 111 |
| Public order | 39 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Other theft | 22 |
| Drugs | 18 |
| Burglary | 15 |
| Bicycle theft | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 14 |
| Other crime | 12 |
| Robbery | 12 |
| Possession of weapons | 3 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| **Total incidents** | **578** |

*Within 1 mile during May 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Brighton & Hove Montessori School | Other | 0.2 miles | Requires improvement — 26 Apr 2023 |
| Balfour Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 18 Jan 2024 |
| Downs Junior School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 11 Dec 2023 |
| Dorothy Stringer School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 20 Nov 2023 |
| Varndean School | Secondary | 0.4 miles | Good — 15 Nov 2022 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 1 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #13325961
- **Address:** 50a Hythe Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 6JS
- **Certificate Issued:** 31/12/2018
- **Work Completed:** 09/11/2018
- **Items:** 1 door(s)