GROOME COTTAGE, VARNDEAN ROAD, BRIGHTON, BN1 6RL - £938,750

Based on the January 2025 Price Paid Data (released on 3rd March 2025), the December 2024 House Price Index (released on 19th February 2025), and the January 2025 Energy Performance of Buildings Data (released on 27th February 2025). Sources

GROOME COTTAGE is a very large detached house of 226m², built sometime before 1900, which could now be worth an estimated £1,555,389. It was last sold for £938,750 in October 2013, which was around 82% above the average October 2013 detached price in the Brighton and Hove local authority area. The most recent EPC inspection was April 2013, where the current energy rating was E, and the potential energy rating was C.

GROOME COTTAGE Sold Prices

Land registry data shows four sales for GROOME COTTAGE since 1^st January 1995. The below table shows the price paid for the four sales, along with the average detached price in the Brighton and Hove local authority area for the corresponding sale date. All of the four GROOME COTTAGE sales were for above the average price. The average price is sourced from the Office for National Statistics' House Price Index (HPI).

Date	Price	HPI Price	Variation from HPI
2013 24 OCT	£938,750	£515,461	82% above HPI
2011 25 MAR	£825,000	£455,863	81% above HPI
1998 7 AUG	£270,000	£151,979	78% above HPI
1997 14 FEB	£150,000	£112,781	33% above HPI

GROOME COTTAGE Price Paid vs. HPI Average

The below graph shows the average detached house price in the Brighton and Hove local authority area over time, sourced from the HPI. The four GROOME COTTAGE sales between February 1997 and October 2013 have been plotted on the graph. A line has been extrapolated to show what the value of the property might have been over time, following each sale, had it maintained the same margin above or below the HPI (as a percentage). For example, the March 2011 sale was for 81% above the HPI. So the extrapolation line tracks at 81% above the HPI over time, until the October 2013 sale, where it rises to 82% above the HPI. The line then continues to track at 82% above the HPI.

What might GROOME COTTAGE be worth now?

GROOME COTTAGE might now be worth an estimated £1,555,389.

This is based on house price inflation of 65.7%, between October 2013 and December 2024, for detached houses, in the Brighton and Hove local authority area, as calculated by the Office for National Statistics and published in their UK House Price Index (HPI).

The 65.7% inflationary increase is applied to the most recent sale price for GROOME COTTAGE of £938,750 on 24th October 2013. For the value to have increased from £938,750 to £1,555,389 over the ten years and ten months to December 2024, the following assumptions must hold true:

• The value of GROOME COTTAGE has moved in line with the HPI for detached houses in the Brighton and Hove local authority area.
• The October 2013 sale price of £938,750 represented a fair market value for the property.
• The size, condition, and specification of GROOME COTTAGE has not materially changed since October 2013.

How Large is GROOME COTTAGE?

GROOME COTTAGE is 226m² according to the EPC inspection conducted in April 2013. This puts it in the largest 20% of detached houses houses in Brighton, based on EPC data. The below chart shows the distribution of detached houses houses by size in Brighton, and where GROOME COTTAGE lies on this distribution: 86% of detached houses houses are smaller than GROOME COTTAGE, and 14% of houses are larger. Note that EPC data is not available for all properties in Brighton.

GROOME COTTAGE: Plot and Title Map

GROOME COTTAGE sits on a plot of roughly 0.192 of an acre, or 775m². The below map shows the location of GROOME COTTAGE, an approximate outline of the building(s), and the indicative extent of the property. The plot extent is a Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygon, and it is important to note that a title may include more than one polygon, whereas only one polygon is shown on the map (the polygon which intersects with the position of GROOME COTTAGE). The full extent of the land contained in any registered title can only be identified from the individual title plan. The maps on this page should not be relied upon to establish the extent of a title.

Where is GROOME COTTAGE?

GROOME COTTAGE is located on VARNDEAN ROAD in BRIGHTON, in the BN1 postcode district. The below map shows the position of GROOME COTTAGE on VARNDEAN ROAD.