Terraced 2 sales on record

20 COMPTON ROAD

BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN

£880,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	Dyke Tavern	0.1 miles
Shop	RePrint Brighton	0.1 miles
Train station	Preston Park	0.4 miles
Hospital	The Montefiore Hospital	0.7 miles
University	University of Brighton Phoenix Halls	1.3 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bathrooms

Floor area

111 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1900-1929

Last sold

£880,000 Feb 2026

Price per m²

£7,928/m²

Local average

£604,143 (64 sales)

Street crime

408 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: D

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 07/11/2017

Expiry date: 06/11/2027

Current heating cost: £772/year

Potential heating cost: £544/year

EPC D or below may face future regulation risk. Upgrading to C could improve long-term ROI.

Recommendations

Flat roof or sloping ceiling insulation (1,500)
Cavity wall insulation (1,500)
Floor insulation (suspended floor) (1,200)
Solar water heating (6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (8,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	24/02/2026	£880,000	Terraced	+73.2%	£882,814 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	16/02/2018	£508,000	Terraced	—	£637,371 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

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

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£880,000
listed	20/10/2025	£850,000
sold	01/01/2018	£508,000

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
12 FULMAR CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NW	£555,000	28/11/2025	Terraced
34 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH	£635,000	25/11/2025	Terraced
18 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG	£475,000	02/10/2025	Terraced
80 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN	£556,000	24/01/2025	Terraced
34 MIDDLE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6SR	£485,000	01/12/2023	Terraced
111 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AL	£737,500	02/11/2023	Terraced
16 THE MARTLET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NT	£651,600	01/09/2023	Terraced
72 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AG	£726,000	27/07/2023	Terraced
8 THE MARTLET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NT	£700,000	12/07/2023	Terraced
42 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG	£835,000	23/06/2023	Terraced
4 FULMAR CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NW	£720,000	07/06/2023	Terraced
5 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AJ	£855,000	16/05/2023	Terraced
BUNGAROOSH COTTAGE, 19 NORTH ROAD, PRESTON, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6SP	£550,000	25/04/2023	Terraced
19 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH	£665,000	24/04/2023	Terraced
9 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH	£680,000	24/03/2023	Terraced
55 TIVOLI CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NB	£444,000	14/12/2022	Terraced
12 MERLIN CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NU	£510,000	07/12/2022	Terraced
3 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AJ	£763,000	02/12/2022	Terraced
32 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG	£910,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
20 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG	£741,000	27/10/2022	Terraced

Area average: £659,705 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.

Address	Price	Beds	Type	Distance
Viaduct Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1	£500,000	2	Terraced	0.94 mi

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth -3.9%

10y growth 8.1%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Brighton and Hove. Series: Terraced. As of March 2026.

1y (index) -0.9%

5y (index) 11.4%

10y (index) 32.5%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Brighton and Hove. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £1,640/mo

Realistic £1,822/mo

Optimistic £2,004/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Brighton and Hove.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Brighton and Hove: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
Studio Flat, Preston Road, BN1	£1,000/mo	1	0.75 miles	OpenRent
1 Bed Flat, Rear Preston Road, BN1	£1,795/mo	1	0.83 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £1,398/mo (2 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.16%

Max investor price (0.8%) £174,750

Target investor price (1%) £139,800

Gross yield 1.9%

Cost-to-rent ratio 52.5×

Monthly cashflow £-2,232/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -10.5%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus 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

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Anti-social behaviour	104
Violence and sexual offences	103
Other theft	34
Shoplifting	34
Public order	26
Vehicle crime	22
Criminal damage and arson	20
Drugs	16
Other crime	14
Burglary	13
Bicycle theft	8
Possession of weapons	8
Robbery	6
Total incidents	408

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

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove	Other	0.2 miles	— (No rating)
Stanford Infant School	Primary	0.2 miles	Good — 27 Jun 2022
Cardinal Newman Catholic School	Secondary	0.3 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Windlesham School	Other	0.3 miles	— (No rating)
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School	Primary	0.4 miles	Good — 5 Jun 2023

FENSA

Window and door installation certificates found for this address.

Issued	Work completed	Windows	Doors
04/09/2022	19/08/2022	—	1
06/03/2022	18/02/2022	12	—
26/02/2019	25/01/2019	1	1
21/07/2003	23/04/2003	14	2

# 20 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN

## Property details

- Slug: `b18cc49` (address key hash: `b18cc49b2ebc3a2af499fb95f1cf29868ba7a18a`)
- Postcode: BN1 5AN
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bathrooms: 3
- Floor area: 111 m²
- EPC rating: D
- Year built: England and Wales: 1900-1929
- Last sold: £880,000 Feb 2026
- Price per m²: £7,928/m²
- Local average: £604,143 (64 sales)
- Street crime: 408 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £880,000
- Date: 2026-02-24
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** D
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 06/11/2027
- **Current heating cost:** £772/year

### Recommendations
- A2 (1,500)
- B (1,500)
- W1 (1,200)
- N (6,000)
- U (8,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/8193-7935-4429-6607-6933)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-02-24 | £880,000 | Terraced | +73.2% | £882,814 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/4e75c29d-1867-8922-e063-4804a8c094d0) |
| Sold | 2018-02-16 | £508,000 | Terraced | — | £637,371 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/68feb20b-62c9-38da-e053-6c04a8c051ae) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 20 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN | £880,000 | 24/02/2026 | Terraced |
| 20 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN | £508,000 | 16/02/2018 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [168378899](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/69ee12b)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £880,000 |
| listed | 2025-10-20 | £850,000 |
| sold | 2018-01-01 | £508,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 12 FULMAR CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NW | £555,000 | 28/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH | £635,000 | 25/11/2025 | Terraced |
| 18 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG | £475,000 | 02/10/2025 | Terraced |
| 80 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AN | £556,000 | 24/01/2025 | Terraced |
| 34 MIDDLE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6SR | £485,000 | 01/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 111 COMPTON ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AL | £737,500 | 02/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 16 THE MARTLET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NT | £651,600 | 01/09/2023 | Terraced |
| 72 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AG | £726,000 | 27/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 8 THE MARTLET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NT | £700,000 | 12/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 42 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG | £835,000 | 23/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 4 FULMAR CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NW | £720,000 | 07/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 5 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AJ | £855,000 | 16/05/2023 | Terraced |
| BUNGAROOSH COTTAGE, 19 NORTH ROAD, PRESTON, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 6SP | £550,000 | 25/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 19 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH | £665,000 | 24/04/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 KINGSLEY ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NH | £680,000 | 24/03/2023 | Terraced |
| 55 TIVOLI CRESCENT, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NB | £444,000 | 14/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 12 MERLIN CLOSE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6NU | £510,000 | 07/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 3 REIGATE ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5AJ | £763,000 | 02/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 32 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG | £910,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 20 HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BRIGHTON, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN1 5NG | £741,000 | 27/10/2022 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £659,705 (20 sales)

## For sale comparables

*Active for-sale listings within 1 mile, matched to the same property type. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like.*

| Address | Price | Beds | Type | Distance |
|---------|-------|------|------|----------|
| [Viaduct Road, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/72c8379) | £500,000 | 2 | Terraced | 0.94 mi |

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** -3.9%
- **10y growth:** 8.1%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Brighton and Hove; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** -0.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.4%
- **10y growth (index):** 32.5%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £1,640/mo
- **Realistic:** £1,822/mo
- **Optimistic:** £2,004/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| Studio Flat, Preston Road, BN1 | £1,000/mo | 1 | 0.75 miles | OpenRent |
| 1 Bed Flat, Rear  Preston Road, BN1 | £1,795/mo | 1 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £1,398/mo (2 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.16% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £174,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £139,800

*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 £1,398/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 1.9%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 52.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-2,232/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -10.5%

*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 | 104 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 103 |
| Other theft | 34 |
| Shoplifting | 34 |
| Public order | 26 |
| Vehicle crime | 22 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 20 |
| Drugs | 16 |
| Other crime | 14 |
| Burglary | 13 |
| Bicycle theft | 8 |
| Possession of weapons | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| **Total incidents** | **408** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove | Other | 0.2 miles | — (No rating) |
| Stanford Infant School | Primary | 0.2 miles | Good — 27 Jun 2022 |
| Cardinal Newman Catholic School | Secondary | 0.3 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Windlesham School | Other | 0.3 miles | — (No rating) |
| Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 0.4 miles | Good — 5 Jun 2023 |

## FENSA Certificates

This property has 4 FENSA certificate(s) on record.

### FENSA Certificate #15375762
- **Address:** 20 Compton Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 5AN
- **Certificate Issued:** 04/09/2022
- **Work Completed:** 19/08/2022
- **Items:** 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #15075517
- **Address:** 20 Compton Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 5AN
- **Certificate Issued:** 06/03/2022
- **Work Completed:** 18/02/2022
- **Items:** 12 window(s)

### FENSA Certificate #13406871
- **Address:** 20 Compton Road, BRIGHTON, BN1 5AN
- **Certificate Issued:** 26/02/2019
- **Work Completed:** 25/01/2019
- **Items:** 1 window(s), 1 door(s)

### FENSA Certificate #762707
- **Address:** 20 Compton Road, Brighton, BN1 5AN
- **Certificate Issued:** 21/07/2003
- **Work Completed:** 23/04/2003
- **Items:** 14 window(s), 2 door(s)