# 1 bedroom apartment for sale (BN3 5PH) ## Property Details | Key | Value | |-----|-------| | Address | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE BN3 5PH | | Price | £275,000 | | Bedrooms | 1 | | Bathrooms | 1 | | Last sold | £330,000 Oct 2023 | ## Description Elliotts are delighted to offer this superb one double bedroom, ground floor garden flat located in the highly sought after New Church Road area and being just a short walk from Church Road and Hove seafront, with the benefit of a private West facing courtyard garden and a share of freehold, An opportunity to acquire this exceptionally well presented and bright one double bedroom, ground floor garden flat with the benefit of a private West facing courtyard garden and a share of freehold, in this sought after New Church Road area. The accommodation briefly comprises a communal entrance, into communal entrance hallway with private front door to the ground floor flat entrance, with door giving access to the feature period lounge with cast iron fireplace and original sash window. The kitchen has been refitted to a particularly high standard to include integrated oven and induction hob with extractor over, a built-in fridge freezer and space and plumbing for washing machine, adjacent to the kitchen is the modern refitted bathroom/WC and to the rear of the property is the dual aspect South and West facing double bedroom, which in turn gives access to the feature rear courtyard. The property has the benefit of a share of freehold with low outgoings, as well as having had extensive work done in order to keep maintenance to a minimum. The property has part sash window to the front and double glazing to the rear, with gas central heating and a superb West facing paved rear courtyard for the sole use of the ground floor flat. **Front** - Pathway with communal front garden, giving access to: **Communal Entrance Hallway** - Original ornate cornice and coving, and private front door to the ground floor flat. **Ground Floor** - **Entrance Hallway** - Wood effect flooring, thermostat control for central heating, under stairs storage cupboard, coved and plastered ceiling, door to: **Feature Lounge** - 13'4 x 12'2 (4.06m x 3.71m) - Into attractive sash bay window, feature cast iron fireplace with tiled hearth and wooden mantle, radiator, ceiling rose, original coving and smooth plastered ceiling. **Modern Refitted Kitchen** - 10'1 x 5'8 (3.07m x 1.73m) - Enjoying a Westerly aspect and overlooking the rear garden via the double glazed window. A matching range of units with work work surface, inset stainless steel sink and drainer unit, mixer tap, inset induction hob with fan assisted oven beneath and extractor over, integrated fridge and freezer, space and plumbing for washing machine. Full range of matching floor standing drawer and cupboard units with wall mounted cupboard and further wall mounted cupboards, breakfast bar area, wood effect flooring, radiator, part tiled walls, coved and plastered ceiling. **Modern Refitted Bathroom/Wc** - 7'3 x 4'1 (2.21m x 1.24m) - Comprising of panelled bath with glazed shower screen, mixer tap and mains run shower over, wash basin with vanity cabinet beneath and mirrored cabinet over, enclosed cistern low level WC, wall mounted cupboard housing Gloworm gas combination boiler, wall mounted heated towel rail, part tiled walls with decorative mosaic frieze, extractor fan, coved and plastered ceiling. **Double Bedroom** - 14'7 x 9'1 (4.45m x 2.77m) - Enjoying a superb dual South and West aspect, with windows overlooking the rear garden, useful built-in cupboard with hanging rails, further built-in cupboard with hanging rail and space under, radiator, two double glazed windows, coved and plastered ceiling. Double glazed obscure glass door giving access to: **Outside** - **Superb Feature West Facing Private Courtyard** - In excess of 30' overall (incl.side return) (In ex - Enjoying a superb Westerly aspect, mainly laid to paving with raised edged flower borders to the rear. The garden also has the benefit of being walled to all three sides, and has the advantage of an outside water tap. You may download, store and use the material for your own personal use and research. You may not republish, retransmit, redistribute or otherwise make the material available to any party or make the same available on any website, online service or bulletin board of your own or of any other party or make the same available in hard copy or in any other media without the website owner's express prior written consent. 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Data from Land Registry Price Paid.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £330,000 | 06/10/2023 | Flat | | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £272,000 | 02/06/2017 | Flat | | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £164,000 | 23/01/2013 | Flat | | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £152,000 | 26/11/2010 | Flat | | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £159,950 | 30/11/2009 | Flat | | 46 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £41,500 | 10/09/1999 | Flat | ## Sold Comparables *Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.* | Address | Price | Date | Type | |---------|-------|------|------| | 7 FLAT 2 PEMBROKE CRESCENT, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5DH | £222,500 | 04/12/2025 | Flat | | 84A UPPER FLAT PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5DL | £250,000 | 27/11/2025 | Flat | | 83 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PF | £397,000 | 08/09/2025 | Flat | | 10 FLAT 2 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PG | £162,000 | 21/08/2025 | Flat | | [Same street] 80 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £274,000 | 30/05/2025 | Flat | | [Same street] 80 FLAT 3 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £375,000 | 28/02/2025 | Flat | | 30 FLAT 1 PEMBROKE AVENUE, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5DB | £490,000 | 05/04/2024 | Flat | | 38B WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PG | £300,000 | 08/12/2023 | Flat | | 69 UPPER FLAT WESTBOURNE GARDENS, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PN | £411,000 | 21/11/2023 | Flat | | 92A PORTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5DN | £330,000 | 20/11/2023 | Flat | | 45 SECOND FLOOR FLAT WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PE | £457,000 | 17/11/2023 | Flat | | 31 GROUND FLOOR FLAT WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PE | £325,000 | 28/09/2023 | Flat | | 1A FLAT 7 SHELLEY ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5FQ | £365,000 | 13/09/2023 | Flat | | 51 UPPER FLAT WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PF | £426,000 | 03/08/2023 | Flat | | 1B FLAT 1 SHELLEY ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5FQ | £310,000 | 09/06/2023 | Flat | | STRETTON COURT, 66 FLAT 7 RUTLAND GARDENS, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PB | £275,000 | 08/03/2023 | Flat | | 89A WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PF | £336,500 | 27/02/2023 | Flat | | [Same street] 64 GROUND & FIRST FLOOR MAISONETTE WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £420,000 | 21/02/2023 | Other | | 31 GROUND FLOOR FLAT WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PE | £350,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat | | 48 FLAT 2 RUTLAND GARDENS, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PB | £410,000 | 21/12/2022 | Flat | | 40 FLAT 1 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PG | £258,000 | 19/12/2022 | Flat | | 23A RUTLAND ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5FF | £295,000 | 14/12/2022 | Flat | | 11 FLAT 1 SHELLEY ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5FQ | £325,000 | 07/12/2022 | Flat | | [Same street] 72 FLAT 2 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £260,000 | 11/11/2022 | Flat | | [Same street] 66 UPPER MAISONETTE WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £400,000 | 01/09/2022 | Flat | | [Same street] 56 WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £925,100 | 30/06/2022 | Terraced | | [Same street] 74 FIRST FLOOR FLAT WESTBOURNE STREET, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 5PH | £380,000 | 05/01/2022 | Flat | **Street average:** £433,443 (7 sales) **Area average:** £334,750 (20 sales) ## Price vs local average *Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).* - **Local average:** £356,353 (179 Flat, BN3, 2024–2026) - **Deviation:** -22.8% ## 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).* - **LHA floor (this property size):** £918/mo ## Rental Comparables *Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.* | Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on | |------|------|------|------|------| | Studio Flat, Brighton And Hove, BN3 | £2,100/mo | 1 | 0.41 miles | OpenRent | | Studio Flat, Church Road, BN3 | £1,250/mo | 1 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent | | Studio Flat, Goldstone Villas, BN3 | £900/mo | 1 | 0.43 miles | OpenRent | | Studio Flat, St. Aubyns, BN3 | £970/mo | 1 | 0.44 miles | OpenRent | | 1 Bed Flat, Victoria Terrace, BN3 | £1,150/mo | 1 | 0.55 miles | OpenRent | | 1 Bed Flat, Hove Park Villas Garden, BN3 | £1,690/mo | 1 | 0.6 miles | OpenRent | **Average rent: £1,343/mo (6 listings)** ## 1% Rule - **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (weak for cashflow) - **Max investor price (0.8%):** £150,000 - **Target investor price (1%):** £120,000 *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 £1,200/mo).* - **Gross yield:** 5.2% - **Cost-to-rent:** 19.1× - **Monthly cashflow:** £-28/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term) - **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.4% *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).* ## Capital growth trend *Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.* - **5y growth:** 1.5% - **10y growth:** 19.8% ## House Price Index (HM Land Registry) *Official index for Brighton and Hove; Flats and maisonettes series; as of March 2026.* - **1y growth (index):** -6% - **5y growth (index):** -1.3% - **10y growth (index):** 13.6% ## Flood risk - **Zone:** 1 - **Risk:** Low - **Source:** Job (default Low) [Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)