Estimated value today£606klast sold £350,000, 2005 · likely £537k–£675k
Energy ratingD2021 certificate, could be C
Energy bills, a year£1,484about £124 a month at 2026 prices
Price per m²£4,554/m²neighbourhood typical £5,602/m²
See Flat 7, Rochester Mansions, 7 - 9, Church Road from the street and the air
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What would improve this home
Its 2021 energy certificate recommends 2 measures, which together could take it from D to C. All of them together typically cost £5.4k–£15.4k.
Solid wall insulation (internal or external)typically £4k–£14k
Double or triple glazingtypically £1.4k–£1.4k
In the order the certificate lists them (usually cheapest and most effective first). Costs are the median of the ranges quoted on certificates across England and Wales, not quotes for this home. Grants may help: check the government's home energy grants service.
What's it worth with your changes?
Sale records can't see extensions, conversions or condition. Tell us what's changed since 2005 and we'll adjust the estimate, with a range that shows how sure we can be.
Low£563k
Likely£606k
High£648k
Starting value (our estimate)£606k
Range includes ±7% for the estimate itself. Effects are typical ranges, not this home's: a surveyor or local agent who sees it will do better. Work done before 2005 is already in the price. Evidence: of 573,662 homes we saw extended on their energy certificates (median +30 m²), the 123,110 that sold before and after grew a median 10.9% more than their neighbourhood: about a third of the extra space at the home's average price per m².
The home
Type
Flat (semi-detached)
Tenure
Leasehold
Floor area
133 m² (1,432 sq ft), 3 habitable rooms
Built
before 1900
Main heating fuel
gas
Sales since 1995
£105k (1996) → £155k (1999) → £350k (2005)
The estimate moves the last sale in line with the neighbourhood's like-for-like price index. It can't see extensions, condition or the market for this particular home: it is not a valuation.
Running costs (estimated, a year)
Heating
£1,160
Hot water
£201
Lighting
£123
Council tax 2026-27
Band D £2,581 in Brighton and Hove; band B is the most common here. Check this home's band.
Council tax by band
A £1,720B £2,007C £2,294D £2,581E £3,154F £3,727G £4,301H £5,161
From the 2021 energy certificate, rescaled to 2026 gas and electricity prices (approximate national averages). Appliances, cooking and standing charges are not included; actual bills depend on how you live.
Getting about
Nearest station
Hove, 0.9 km (busiest route: London Victoria)
Central London
76 km as the crow flies
Large employment centre
17 min by public transport · 10 by car
Town centre
15 min by public transport or walking
Commuting by train/Tube
3% of local workers · 50% mostly work from home
Airport
London Gatwick, 36 km
Everyday life
Weekly shop
food store about 6 min without a car
GP surgery
about 7 min
A&E
Royal Sussex County Hospital, 3.5 km (CQC: Requires improvement)
Top-rated primaries
none within 2 km
Top-rated secondaries
King's School (3.4 km), Shoreham Academy (5.8 km)
Eating out
68 restaurants and cafés, 17 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood
School distances are straight lines; admissions depend on each school's catchment and criteria.
£1,518 a month for a 2-bedroom home in Brighton and Hove (2026-08)
Gross yield
3.0% on the estimated value
Letting rules
rated D: meets the current E minimum
Council-wide average rents (ONS Price Index of Private Rents); bedrooms estimated from the certificate's habitable rooms. Before costs, voids, tax and mortgage interest.
Planning and development
Conservation area
Brunswick Town
Article 4 direction
none recorded
Brownfield sites in the neighbourhood
4 sites, about 46 homes planned
This home extended?
yes: 109 m² → 133 m² by 2021 (energy certificates)
Extensions on the street
0 other homes on Church Road (within 250 m) extended
Company landlords
9.1% of homes in the neighbourhood are owned by companies (HM Land Registry, Oct 2026)
New homes completed 2021–2025
22 in the neighbourhood
Questions to raise
Generated from the facts above, as prompts for your solicitor, surveyor or the agent. Not legal advice.
LeaseholdAsk for the years left on the lease (under about 85 is a warning sign for lenders), the ground rent and how it rises, service charges for the last three years, any planned major works, and who the freeholder and managing agent are.
Flat in a blockAsk about the building's fire safety and cladding (an EWS1 form if the block is 11 m or taller), the reserve fund, and any restrictions on subletting, pets or alterations.
Conservation area: Brunswick TownChanges to the outside (windows, doors, roofs, extensions, satellite dishes) and work on trees usually need consent. Ask whether past alterations had permission.
Older home (built before 1900)Consider a full building survey (RICS Level 3) rather than a basic one: older homes more often have damp, roof, wiring, drainage or structural movement issues, and past alterations may predate building regulations.
Extended: 109 m² → 133 m²Its energy certificates show the floor area grew by 24 m² (certificate 2021). Ask for the planning permission or a lawful development certificate, building-regulations completion certificates, and any party wall agreements.
For every purchaseCommission a survey suited to the home's age and condition, check the title plan matches what you see on the ground (boundaries, access, parking), and ask about disputes with neighbours, rights of way and shared drives.