40b First Avenue, BN3 2FF
Flat / maisonette · Leasehold · Hove, South East
Sales for this building are shown together. Public Land Registry data does not currently distinguish individual flats at this address.
The full report on this property
A 5 page dossier for 40b First Avenue: every comparable sale within 400m with price per square metre, five years of planning applications around the address, crime trend, schools and stations, and the red flags worth raising before you offer.
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Sale history
- £145,000-6%(−£10,000)-2.0%/yr27 June 2024 · Flat / maisonette
- £155,000+55%(+£55,000)+7.4%/yr30 March 2021 · Flat / maisonette
- £100,000-2%(−£2,000)-1.3%/yr22 October 2013 · Flat / maisonette
- £102,00030 March 2012 · Flat / maisonette
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown copyright). Completions appear roughly 7 weeks after the event.
Planning history at this property
No planning applications matched to this exact address in the records Praesago holds.
Address-matched planning coverage begins mid-2026; older applications are recorded by postcode only, so an empty history is not proof that nothing was ever filed here.
Around 40b First Avenue
Amber pins are planning applications from the last two years. Train and school icons show the nearest rail links and schools. Tap anything for details.
Local intelligence
Crime within 500 metres, nearest stations, schools and deprivation context around this address.
Crime within 500m
73offences in 12 months
- anti social behaviour16
- violence and sexual offences16
- criminal damage and arson8
- shoplifting7
Rail links
14min walk to Hove
- Hove1.1km · ~14 min
- Brighton1.7km · ~22 min
- Aldrington1.8km · ~22 min
Schools within 1km
4within walking distance
- Brunswick Primary School578m
- The Montessori Place774m
- St Andrew's CofE (Aided) Primary School822m
- Brighton Girls GDST939m
Dot = Ofsted rating: green good or outstanding, amber requires improvement
Deprivation (IMD)
6of 10
Average nationally
Area context
District-level figures for BN3, not specific to this address.
Deprivation by domain across BN3
Decile 1 = most deprived 10% of England nationally · Decile 10 = least deprived. This breakdown covers the whole district; the decile 6 figure above is for this address’s immediate neighbourhood specifically, so the two can differ.
Sources: Environment Agency flood risk, Ofcom Connected Nations, Defra air quality, English Indices of Deprivation 2025. District averages, not a per-address assessment.
This property’s energy certificate
EPC rating
certified July 2023
Source: MHCLG EPC register, matched to this address. Habitable rooms count bedrooms and receptions together. Certificates last up to 10 years, so details reflect the property at certification.
Property specs
Room count from this address’s EPC certificate, plus what’s currently listed on this street.
1habitable rooms
Bedrooms and receptions combined; EPC does not split them out.
The area: Hove (BN3)
Whether this address is a good buy depends on where Hove is heading. Praesago tracks prices, crime, planning, schools and 30+ official sources for BN3, updated monthly.
Recent sales near 40b First Avenue
| 38 First Avenue | £425,000 | Apr 2026 |
| 36 First Avenue | £370,000 | Oct 2025 |
| 34 First Avenue | £420,000 | Jun 2025 |
| 38 First Avenue | £430,000 | May 2025 |
| 54 First Avenue | £959,000 | Sept 2024 |
40b First Avenue common questions
When did 40b First Avenue last sell and for how much?
40b First Avenue, BN3 2FF last sold for £145,000 on 27 June 2024, according to HM Land Registry.
How many times has 40b First Avenue been sold?
HM Land Registry records 4 sales at this address since 1995, from £102,000 in 2012 to £145,000 in 2024.
Is Hove a good area?
Praesago scores Hove (BN3) 42 out of 100 for area trajectory, based on 30+ official data sources covering prices, crime, planning and more. See the full Hove area page for the breakdown.
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