Property data
Sale history
£39,500 on Mar 1996
Internal area
129 square metres (1,389 square feet) according to latest EPC inspection
Price per internal area

This property sold for £306 per square metre (£28 per square foot) in Mar 1996. Indexed forward to today's value, this is roughly £2,599 per square metre (£241 per square foot) .

Date Paid price Paid £/sqm Today's value Today's value £/sqm
Mar 1996 £39,500 £306 £335,274 £2,599

Calculated using the latest EPC internal area of 129 m². Earlier sale dates may not have had the same measured area available.

Valuation
The most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £335,274. This is one data point to inform the valuation. Another method is the valuation implied by what comparable homes are selling for. Homes in Brighton are now selling for between £4,570 and £5,850 per square metre (£424 and £543 per square foot). Based on an internal area of 129 m², this implies a valuation between £590,000 and £755,000. Treat this as context only. For a valuation using hand-picked comparable sales, use the Advanced search tool — create a shortlist of similar condition homes, then export a valuation report.
Bedrooms
4
Type
Terrace
Council tax band
C
Company ownership
Title number
ESX214107
Tenure
Freehold
Title address
179 Lewes Road, Brighton
Owner
ERN2 LTD (Company reference number: 13753952)
Proprietor address: 87 Stanford Avenue, Brighton BN1 6FA
Price paid on title: £39,500
Ownership record added to Land Registry's corporate ownership dataset 25 Jul 2024
Archived listings
History:
Archived rental listing for 179 Lewes Road. Advertised on multiple portals. It was added on 11/07/2022. It last appeared Jul 2022.
Photos:

There are 11 archived estate agent listing photos for 179 Lewes Road.

Photos for 179 Lewes Road
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Advertiser remarks:
  • 5 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
Planning applications
Planning ref:
November 2006 BH2006/03155
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
179 Lewes Road, Brighton,
Description:
Loft conversion including one front roof light, hip to gable roof extension and two rear dormer windows (resubmission of BH2006/02186).

Planning ref:
August 2006 BH2006/02186
Type:
Full and householder planning application
Status:
Application refused
Address:
179 Lewes Road, Brighton,
Description:
Loft conversion including one front roof light, hip to gable roof extension and two rear dormer windows.
EPC Inspections
Summary:
27 November 2018 - energy performance certificate grade D
Certificate:
View energy certificate on GOV.UK
Reason for EPC:
Rental
Tenure:
Private rental
Property type:
End-Terrace House , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
129 sqm (1,389 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Walls: Solid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed). Roof: Pitched, 400+ mm loft insulation. Heating: Boiler and radiators, mains gas.

Summary:
26 February 2009 - energy performance certificate grade D
Reason for EPC:
None
Tenure:
Private rental
Property type:
None , has 6 habitable rooms. Estimated year built before 1900
Area:
114 sqm (1,227 square foot) total internal area
Comments:
Frequently asked questions

179 Lewes Road is worth whatever price a willing buyer and seller agree upon. However, the following can provide useful context.

  • HouseMetric estimates the most recent sale price indexed forward to today's value is £335,274.
  • Based on an internal area of 129 m² and recent prices in Brighton, this implies a lower and upper quartile range from £590,000 to £755,000, using HouseMetric's implied valuation methodology.

According to HM Land Registry price paid data, 179 Lewes Road last sold for £39,500 in March 1996.

HouseMetric shows 179 Lewes Road as 129 m² (1,389 sq ft), based on the latest internal area data available for this property. The bedroom count is shown as 4 bedrooms. Bedroom numbers can come from a previous estate agency listing, an EPC record, or an estimate based on the size of the property.

The latest EPC rating shown by HouseMetric is D, from an inspection dated 27 November 2018. EPC information comes from the public Energy Performance Certificate data for England and Wales.

When we last checked, 179 Lewes Road was in council tax band C. Council Tax bands can change, so check the latest Valuation Office Agency Council Tax list.

179 Lewes Road is in postcode BN2 3LD, in Brighton. You can also view HouseMetric's sold-price page for Lewes Road, BN2 3LD or analysis of the Brighton property market.

HouseMetric combines HM Land Registry price paid data, Energy Performance Certificate data and Ordnance Survey/open data. The data were last updated 2 July 2026. Figures such as indexed values and local valuation ranges are calculated estimates for context, while official records can change as public datasets are updated.

For more detail on HouseMetric data sources, update frequency and valuation methods, see the HouseMetric FAQs.