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Somerhill Avenue, Hove

MyStreetCheck free street report: Somerhill Avenue, Hove · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/hove-brighton-and-hove/somerhill-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BN3 1RW, BN3 1RJ, BN3 1RT.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£525,806
32 sales
Price range
£170k – £2.02m
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Nov 2024
BN3 1RW

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At a glance

House prices£526k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 6 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station12 min walkHove station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold89% leaseholdAcross 35 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

32 property sales on Somerhill Avenue, Hove have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 25 Nov 2024. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £417,350. Average sale prices fell from £469,643 in 2016 to £465,000 in 2024 (-1%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 4 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 88% flat, 9% detached, 3% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Somerhill Avenue range from £170,000 to £2,020,000. 11% of homes sold here were freehold and 89% leasehold.

House prices on Somerhill Avenue compared

BN3 postcode area£534,684
Hove£534,684
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Somerhill Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BN3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £469,643 (7 sales)2016£470k2017: £623,750 (4 sales)2017£624k2018: £324,100 (3 sales)2018£324k2019: £319,167 (3 sales)2019£319k2020: £635,000 (3 sales)2020£635k2021: £440,833 (3 sales)2021£441k2022: £861,250 (4 sales)2022£861k2023: £523,000 (2 sales)2023£523k2024: £465,000 (3 sales)2024£465k

Tenure: 11% freehold and 89% leasehold across 35 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat28£417,35025 Nov 2024
Detached3£1,466,6674 Feb 2022
Semi-detached1£740,00024 May 2024

Sold prices on Somerhill Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 26, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 25 Nov 2024£340,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 44, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 31 Jul 2024£315,000 FlatLeasehold
4, South View, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 24 May 2024£740,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 6, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 5 Apr 2024£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 17 Nov 2023£436,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 32, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 25 Jul 2023£610,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 74, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 16 May 2023£300,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 78, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 1 Sep 2022£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 38, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 14 Jul 2022£650,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 24 Feb 2022£455,000 FlatLeasehold
7, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 4 Feb 2022£2,020,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 47, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 30 Jun 2021£437,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 29 Jun 2021£420,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 2, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 17 Mar 2021£465,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 40, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 16 Dec 2020£904,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 69, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 4 Dec 2020£295,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 39, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 29 May 2020£706,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 75, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 17 Dec 2019£320,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 27 Jun 2019£342,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 1 May 2019£295,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 20, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 3 Aug 2018£434,300 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 8 Jun 2018£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, 2, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 19 Mar 2018£190,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Garden Court, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RT 8 Jan 2018£348,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 5, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 6 Dec 2017£415,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 24 Mar 2017£1,260,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 12, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 3 Feb 2017£415,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 16 Jan 2017£405,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 21 Dec 2016£1,120,000 DetachedFreehold
Flat 5, 2, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RJ 11 Nov 2016£170,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 43, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 12 Oct 2016£400,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 26 Aug 2016£407,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 39, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 29 Mar 2016£600,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 76, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 21 Mar 2016£270,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 44, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue BN3 1RW 25 Feb 2016£320,000 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
Flat 26, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue £295,000 (May 2019) → £340,000 (Nov 2024) +15%
over 6 yrs
Flat 44, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue £320,000 (Feb 2016) → £315,000 (Jul 2024) -2%
over 8 yrs
Flat 5, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue £415,000 (Dec 2017) → £436,000 (Nov 2023) +5%
over 6 yrs
Flat 39, Southdown House, 4 - 8, Somerhill Avenue £600,000 (Mar 2016) → £706,000 (May 2020) +18%
over 4 yrs
Flat 5, 2, Somerhill Avenue £170,000 (Nov 2016) → £190,000 (Mar 2018) +12%
over 1 yr

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Schools near Somerhill Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Brunswick Primary School 586 pupils Primary 4–11 Requires improvement Report 0.0 mi
The Montessori Place 165 pupils Other independent school 1–19 Report 0.2 mi
Brighton Girls GDST 405 pupils Other independent school 3–18 Report 0.3 mi
Cardinal Newman Catholic School 2,657 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.4 mi
Cottesmore St Mary's Catholic Primary School 436 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Windlesham School 128 pupils Other independent school 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
St Mary Magdalen Catholic Primary School 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Stanford Primary School 197 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 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

  • Hove station 0.6 mi · 12 min walk
  • Brighton station 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
  • London Road (Brighton) station 1.1 mi · 21 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lyon Close (opp, Davigdor Road) 1 min walk
  • Lyon Close (adj, Davigdor Road) 2 min walk
  • Montefiore Road South (opp, Davigdor Road) 3 min walk
  • Holland Road (W-bound, Cromwell Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Charter Medical Centre
    88 Davigdor Road, Hove · 0.1 mi
  • Wellbn Healthcare
    18-19 Western Road, Hove · 0.4 mi
  • Seven Dials Medical Centre
    24 Montpelier Crescent, Brighton · 0.5 mi
  • Montpelier Surgery
    2 Victoria Road, Brighton · 0.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Hove Western Rd Express · 0.3 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Hove Western Road Local · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Western Road Hove · 0.4 mi
  • Budgens Budgens Church Road · 0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Charter Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • Lane And Stedman · 0.3 mi
  • Gunns Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Goodwood Court Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Eaton Road Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • The Dental Practice (26 Farm Road) · 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 6 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.

Income5 of 10
Employment4 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime5 of 10
Access to housing and services5 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned48.5%62.5%
Private rented44.2%20.3%
Social rented7.2%17.1%
Households927

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1511.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.4%64.1%
Aged 65+19.8%18.6%
Residents1,806

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%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 Somerhill Avenue

Ethnic group

HereBrighton and Hove
White81.2%85.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.8%4.8%
Other ethnic group5.8%3.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups5.5%4.8%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.8%2%

Religion

HereBrighton and Hove
No religion52.9%55.2%
Christian28.9%30.9%
Not answered7.3%7.1%
Muslim4%3.1%
Jewish3%0.9%
Buddhist2%0.9%
Hindu1.2%0.8%
Other religion0.8%1%

Country of birth

HereBrighton and Hove
Born in the UK68.3%80.4%
Born outside the UK31.7%19.6%

Highest qualification

HereBrighton and Hove
Level 4 qualifications and above57.7%44.5%
Level 3 qualifications14.4%19.7%
No qualifications10.2%12.4%
Level 2 qualifications7.7%10.7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.7%7%
Apprenticeship3%3.4%
Other qualifications2.3%2.3%

General health

HereBrighton and Hove
Very good health47.9%50.2%
Good health33.4%33.2%
Fair health12.1%11.6%
Bad health5.4%3.9%
Very bad health1.2%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereBrighton and Hove
1 car or van in household45.5%42.7%
No cars or vans in household45.3%37.4%
2 cars or vans in household8.2%15.7%
3 or more cars or vans in household1.1%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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