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Varndean Road, Brighton

MyStreetCheck free street report: Varndean Road, Brighton · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/brighton-brighton-and-hove/varndean-road/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN1 6RR, BN1 6RL.

Average price (last 12 months)
£1,165,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£411,417
23 sales
Price range
£257k – £1.17m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
14 Jul 2026
BN1 6RL

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At a glance

House prices£411k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station7 min walkPreston Park station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold72% leaseholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

23 property sales on Varndean Road, Brighton have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £1,165,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £281,329. 7 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 6 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 74% flat, 22% detached, 4% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Varndean Road range from £257,000 to £1,165,000. 28% of homes sold here were freehold and 72% leasehold.

House prices on Varndean Road compared

BN1 postcode area£498,160
Brighton£466,263
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Varndean Road has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BN1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £261,000 (2 sales)2016£261k2017: £428,500 (2 sales)2017£429k2018: £466,500 (2 sales)2018£467k2019: £272,625 (4 sales)2019£273k2020: £271,600 (1 sales)2020£272k2021: £283,333 (3 sales)2021£283k2022: £310,000 (1 sales)2022£310k2023: £582,500 (2 sales)2023£583k2024: £504,625 (4 sales)2024£505k2025: £280,000 (1 sales)2025£280k2026: £1,165,000 (1 sales)2026£1.17m

Tenure: 28% freehold and 72% leasehold across 29 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat17£281,32928 Mar 2025
Detached5£821,00014 Jul 2026
Terraced1£575,00015 Feb 2017

Sold prices on Varndean Road

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 14 Jul 2026£1,165,000 DetachedFreehold
Garage 6, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 24 Oct 2025£29,000 OtherFreehold
14, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 28 Mar 2025£280,000 FlatLeasehold
14, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 24 Jul 2024£525,000 DetachedFreehold
17, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 14 Jun 2024£297,500 FlatLeasehold
22, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 12 Apr 2024£286,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 15 Mar 2024£910,000 DetachedFreehold
15, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 14 Dec 2023£320,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 15 Aug 2023£845,000 DetachedFreehold
13, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 24 Jun 2022£310,000 FlatLeasehold
31, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 17 Dec 2021£285,000 FlatLeasehold
6, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 19 Nov 2021£285,000 FlatLeasehold
20, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 29 Oct 2021£260,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 30 Jul 2021£280,000 FlatLeasehold
17, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 21 Feb 2020£271,600 FlatLeasehold
Garage 10, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 21 Feb 2020£271,600 OtherLeasehold
21, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 1 Nov 2019£271,000 FlatLeasehold
13, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 13 Sep 2019£277,500 FlatLeasehold
Garage 2, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 18 Jul 2019£22,000 OtherLeasehold
29, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 31 May 2019£260,000 FlatLeasehold
15, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 22 Mar 2019£282,000 FlatLeasehold
9, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 28 Sep 2018£273,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage 15, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 29 Mar 2018£24,000 OtherFreehold
6, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 16 Mar 2018£660,000 DetachedFreehold
21, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 21 Jul 2017£282,000 FlatLeasehold
7C, Varndean Road BN1 6RL 15 Feb 2017£575,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 26 Aug 2016£265,000 FlatLeasehold
Garage 2, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 29 Jul 2016£19,995 OtherLeasehold
2, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road BN1 6RR 31 Mar 2016£257,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
9, Varndean Road £845,000 (Aug 2023) → £1,165,000 (Jul 2026) +38%
over 3 yrs
17, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £271,600 (Feb 2020) → £297,500 (Jun 2024) +10%
over 4 yrs
15, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £282,000 (Mar 2019) → £320,000 (Dec 2023) +13%
over 5 yrs
13, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £277,500 (Sep 2019) → £310,000 (Jun 2022) +12%
over 3 yrs
16, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £265,000 (Aug 2016) → £280,000 (Jul 2021) +6%
over 5 yrs
21, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £282,000 (Jul 2017) → £271,000 (Nov 2019) -4%
over 2 yrs
Garage 2, Grosvenor Court, Varndean Road £19,995 (Jul 2016) → £22,000 (Jul 2019) +10%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Varndean Road

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Bernadette's Catholic Primary School 220 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Report 0.2 mi
Dorothy Stringer School 1,626 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Balfour Primary School 695 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Varndean School 1,487 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.5 mi
Lancing College Preparatory School At Hove 262 pupils Other independent school Anglican 3–13 Report 0.7 mi
Stanford Primary School 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Windlesham School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Patcham Infant School 272 pupils Primary 3–7 Good Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Preston Park station 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • Hove station 1.3 mi · 26 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Surrenden Holt (adj, Surrenden Road) 2 min walk
  • Surrenden Holt (opp, Surrenden Road) 3 min walk
  • Varndean Road (adj, London Road) 3 min walk
  • Varndean Road (opp, London Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • The Haven Practice
    100 Beaconsfield Villas, Brighton · 0.5 mi
  • Beaconsfield Medical Practice
    175 Preston Road, Brighton · 0.7 mi
  • Stanford Medical Centre
    175 Preston Road, Brighton · 0.7 mi
  • Preston Park Surgery
    2A Florence Road, Brighton · 0.9 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Brighton Preston Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Ditchling Road · 0.7 mi
  • Tesco Express Esso Tesco Hove Dyke Rd Esso Express · 0.8 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hove Droveway Express · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • Kamsons Pharmacy · 0.4 mi
  • Matlock Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Fields Pharmacy · 0.7 mi

Dentists

  • Elms Lea Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Whitehouse Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Surrenden Dental Practice · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income9 of 10
Employment9 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned75.3%62.5%
Private rented20.1%20.3%
Social rented4.5%17.1%
Households691

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.8%64.1%
Aged 65+15.0%18.6%
Residents1,617

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable91%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks98%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks98%92%

Share of homes across Brighton and Hove with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Varndean Road

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White90.9%85.4%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.2%4.8%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.8%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.1%2%
Other ethnic group1%3.1%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion59.8%55.2%
Christian28.3%30.9%
Not answered8.8%7.1%
Muslim1%3.1%
Other religion0.7%1%
Buddhist0.5%0.9%
Jewish0.5%0.9%
Hindu0.2%0.8%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK88.6%80.4%
Born outside the UK11.4%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above59.3%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.5%19.7%
Level 2 qualifications10.8%10.7%
No qualifications7.9%12.4%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications5.2%7%
Apprenticeship1.7%3.4%
Other qualifications0.6%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health56.4%50.2%
Good health30.7%33.2%
Fair health10%11.6%
Bad health2.4%3.9%
Very bad health0.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
1 car or van in household48.7%42.7%
2 cars or vans in household24.2%15.7%
No cars or vans in household22.5%37.4%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.6%4.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Brighton and Hove.

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