# 1 bedroom terraced house for sale (BN3 3EN)

## Property Details

| Key | Value |
|-----|-------|
| Address | 2A, LORNA ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE BN3 3EN |
| Price | £340,000 |
| Bedrooms | 1 |
| Last sold | £325,000 Feb 2024 |

## Description

Lorna Road is to be found parallel to Cromwell Road and is within a short walk of Hove mainline station providing east and west connections, as well as north to London. Nearby Church Road offers a wealth of amenities including numerous bars, restaurants and other entertainments, whilst Hove seafront and promenade and are easily accessible. Renowned schools catering for all age groups are well represented within the local area.

Flanked by shrubs, a short path leads to a glazed door that opens into the kitchen that currently has a sink and nothing else but provides ample space to be refitted to for today's modern living. A door leads to the lounge and a small entrance hall where there is a second front door and stairs that rise to the first floor. At the present time there is one large dual aspect bedroom that provides the opportunity to be split to then provide two bedrooms alongside the current spacious bathroom / W.C.

Outside, beneath the kitchen window is a small patio and adjacent is a single garage.

Internal viewing is strictly by appointment with the sellers appointed Sole Agents.

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## Floorplans

- ![Floorplan 1](/listings/photos/86408148/1309617) - Floorplan 1

## EPC Graphs

- ![EPC 1](/listings/photos/86408148/1309618) - EPC 1

## Sales History

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 2A LORNA ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 3EN | £325,000 | 15/02/2024 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 9 WILBURY CRESCENT, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 6FL | £1,000,000 | 16/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 73A LORNA ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 3EL | £300,150 | 28/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 LORNA ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 3EP | £535,000 | 17/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 128 HOLLAND ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 1JR | £475,000 | 30/09/2022 | Terraced |
| [Same street] 4 LORNA ROAD, HOVE, BRIGHTON AND HOVE, BN3 3EN | £720,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |

**Street average:** £720,000 (1 sale)
**Area average:** £577,538 (4 sales)

## Price vs local average

*Outcode + property type (HousePrices, last 2 years).*

- **Local average:** £585,392 (45 Terraced, BN3, 2024–2026)
- **Deviation:** -41.9%

## 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).*

- **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, Goldstone Villas, BN3 | £900/mo | 1 | 0.53 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £900/mo (1 listing)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.26% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £112,500
- **Target investor price (1%):** £90,000

*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 £900/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 31.5×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-554/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.7%

*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:** -12.8%
- **10y growth:** 19%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 1.1%
- **5y growth (index):** 11.3%
- **10y growth (index):** 33.6%

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Job (default Low)

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