BN3 vs BN42: house prices per square metre compared

BN3 is the more expensive of the two: a median of £5,686 per against £4,722 in BN42 (Southwick)BN42 is 17% cheaper per . The figures come from 832 and 68 sales with an EPC-matched floor area in the last 12 months of HM Land Registry data.

BN3

Hove

High confidence

£5,686median per

Median sale price
£457,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£4,667 – £6,734
Sales (last 12 months)
907
With a matched floor area
832
Mean floor area (matched sales)
96 m²
Change over 10 years
+20.6%
All BN3 sold prices

BN42

Southwick, Brighton

Medium confidence

£4,722median per

Median sale price
£440,000
Middle 60% of sales (p20–p80)
£4,062 – £5,468
Sales (last 12 months)
100
With a matched floor area
68
Mean floor area (matched sales)
102 m²
Change over 10 years
+30.1%
All BN42 sold prices

Side by side

Every figure covers sales in the last 12 months, on the same dataset and the same method for both areas.

BN3 compared with BN42
MeasureBN3BN42Difference
Median price per m²£5,686£4,722−17%
Median sale price£457,000£440,000−4%
Sales (last 12 months)907100−807
Change over 10 years+20.6%+30.1%+9.5 pts

By property type

Median price per for each property type sold in the last 12 months. Only types with matched sales are listed, and a dash means too few sales to publish.

Property typeBN3BN42
Detached£6,667n = 89£4,948n = 15
Semi-detached£5,886n = 159£4,716n = 32
Terraced£6,048n = 155£4,726n = 15
Flat£5,213n = 429

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