281, Ditchling Road
281, Ditchling Road
Description & Estimates
281, Ditchling Road, Brighton is recorded publicly as a period freehold house across 1,291 ft2 of internal area, sitting on a 152 m2 plot.
Locally, houses of this size normally have 4 bedrooms with a garden.
Our estimate of the sale value of 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton is £610,622 and its rental estimate is £2,405 per month, given the available information and assuming reasonable condition.
Ditchling Road, Stanmer, Brighton, BN1 falls within the BN1 postal district.
Our Data Sources
281, Ditchling Road, Brighton has a single entry in the Land Registry from September 2017 and a single entry in the EPC database dated March 2017.
We combine this information with that of neighbouring properties to estimate the property attributes and values.
The local information is scored as 1 out of 5 and is considered of low accuracy.
Price Range & Condition
The condition of a property plays an important role in determining its value, with the degree of impact varying by property type, size and location.
For 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton, we estimate a market value of £641,153 and a rental value of £2,526 per month when presented in very good decorative order. Should the property require extensive cosmetic improvement, those figures would reduce to £567,878 and £2,237 per month respectively.
Recent Market Change
Over the last year, 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton has seen its estimated sale value drop by £26,127 (4.3%) and its estimated rental value rise by £50 per month (2.1%). This results in an estimated gross rental yield of 4.7%.
Plot Size
HM Land Registry records the plot of land for 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton as measuring 152 m2.
That makes it the 6th largest plot in the postcode, where all 8 other houses have recorded plot data.
Energy Efficiency
281, Ditchling Road, Brighton has an Energy Performance Rating (EPC) of D. This is based on the most recent assessment, dated 21 Mar 2017.
The property is connected to mains gas and has mostly double glazing. It is heated using Boiler and radiators, mains gas.
Sold Prices
The most recent sale of 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton completed on 14th September 2017 at £495,000 and was recorded by HM Land Registry as a freehold house.
Since 1995 this is the property's only sale.
Values of comparable properties have risen by 6.1% over the period since September 2017.
- Sold Sep 2017£495,000
Similar Properties Sold Nearby
Over the past 2 years 3 properties similar to 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton have sold within a radius of 380 metres, per the Land Registry and our network of Estate Agents.
The latest, on the 22nd September 2025, was 74, Ashford Road, Brighton, BN1 6LJ, a freehold house which sold for £720,000.
Read more about house prices in BN1.
•Nearby is defined as the radius comprising the nearest 2,000 addresses.
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Location Comparison
Of the 597 addresses on Ditchling Road, Stanmer, Brighton, BN1, 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton comes out as the 188th largest and the 189th most expensive in our analysis of the public data.
It is also £171k more expensive than the average property across the BN1 district.
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Schools Nearby
- 400mBalfour Primary School
- 600mDowns Junior School
- 800mDowns Infant School
- 600mVarndean School
- 700mDorothy Stringer School
- 1.8kmCardinal Newman Catholic School
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Public Transport Nearby
From 281, Ditchling Road, Brighton, the nearest station is London Road (Brighton), 900 metres away.
- 900mLondon Road (Brighton)
- 1.2kmMoulsecoomb
- 1.4kmPreston Park
Available Internet Speeds
Broadband here reaches ultrafast speeds, based on recent Ofcom data.
According to recent data from Ofcom, Ultrafast broadband is available in the area.
Risk of Flooding
The flood risk here is rated very low, based on Environment Agency data.
