# 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: £604,208 (63 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:** -3.1%
- **10y growth:** 8%

## 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)