181 Bear Road
BN2 4DB
- Flat
- Leasehold
- 2 bedrooms (estimate)
- 732 sq ft
- EPC C
What comparable sales show
Fair match£311,000
Range £258,000 to £364,000 · £425 per sq ft
Since last sale
+£129,000
+70.9% since Oct 2010, +3.4% a year
From completed sales of similar homes nearby, adjusted for floor area. It cannot see condition, layout or recent work, so it is not a valuation.
In short
181 Bear Road is a 2 bedroom leasehold flat in BN2 of about 732 sq ft.
Comparable completed sales nearby put it at £258,000 to £364,000, about £311,000 in the middle.
It last sold for £182,000 in October 2010; comparable sales suggest it has gained about £129,000 since, roughly +3.4% a year.
Across Brighton and Hove, average prices fell 2.1% in the year to August 2026.
Where in the range would yours sell?
Condition and improvements usually decide it, and only someone who sees the home can say.
Lower end
£258,000
Middle
£311,000
Upper end
£364,000
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The street
Bear Road and its sales
181 Bear Road on the map
This home, the completed sales its figure is worked out from, and the other sales on Bear Road. Choose a pin for the address, size and date.
The Land Registry records a sale by its postcode, so pins sit at the postcode, close to the home, not on its doorstep. Map: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database rights 2026.
How 181 Bear Road compares with Bear Road
Against the 14 completed sales on the street in the last two years
Price
- Its middle figure of £311,000 is in line with the street's median sale price of £312,500.
- 7 of those 14 sales completed for less than this home's middle figure, and 7 for the same or more.
A comparison of completed sales, not a valuation: it cannot see condition, layout or work done since a home last sold.
Sales activity on Bear Road
Completed sales registered with HM Land Registry, by quarter
- Sales in two years
- 14
- Average price
- £315,932
- Lowest
- £17,000
- Highest
- £510,000
| Quarter | Sales | Median price |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | 2 | £290,000 |
| Q2 2025 | 3 | £327,550 |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | £510,000 |
| Q4 2025 | 4 | £295,500 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 | £340,000 |
| Q2 2026 | 2 | £300,250 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 | – |
| Q4 2026 | 0 | – |
| Type of home | Share of sales | Median price | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced houses | 69% (9) | £340,000 | – |
| Flats | 31% (4) | £300,000 | – |
Completed sales on Bear Road
Every sale in the last two years. Choose an address to see that home's page.
| Address | Sold | Price | Type | Size | Per sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 311 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Jun 2026 | £372,500 | Terraced | – | – |
| 189 Bear RoadBN2 4DB | Jun 2026 | £228,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 289 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Feb 2026 | £340,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 141 Bear RoadBN2 4DB | Dec 2025 | £17,000 | Other | – | – |
| 95 Bear RoadBN2 4DB | Dec 2025 | £271,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 281 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Dec 2025 | £387,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 6 Bear RoadBN2 4DA | Oct 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 37 Bear RoadBN2 4DA | Jul 2025 | £510,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 295 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Jun 2025 | £327,550 | Terraced | – | – |
| 215 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | May 2025 | £300,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 43 Bear RoadBN2 4DB | Apr 2025 | £465,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 279 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Mar 2025 | £280,000 | Terraced | – | – |
| 249 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Jan 2025 | £300,000 | Flat | – | – |
| 207 Bear RoadBN2 4DD | Nov 2024 | £305,000 | Flat | – | – |
Energy
How efficient the home is
Energy performance certificate
From the official register for 181 Bear Road, lodged 13 October 2009.
Rating now
C75 points
Could reach
B83 points
8 points higher with the improvements below
- Built
- 1900–1929
- Solar panels
- None recorded
What the assessor found
Each part of the home, with the certificate's own energy efficiency rating.
Walls
Cavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)
PoorRoof
Pitched, 150 mm loft insulation
GoodFloor
(other premises below)
Not rated on the certificate
Heating
Boiler and radiators, mains gas
GoodHeating controls
Programmer, TRVs and bypass
PoorHot water
From main system
GoodLighting
Low energy lighting in 40% of fixed outlets
Average
Estimated running costs
A year, now and after the recommended improvements.
£127 a year less after the improvements
Heating
Hot water
Lighting
The assessor's estimates at the energy prices in use when the certificate was made (2009), for a typical household. Today's bills will differ.
Improvements the certificate recommends
In the certificate's order. Each rating assumes the steps before it are done.
- 1
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £17 a year
Rating after76C - 2
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £75 a year
Rating after81B - 3
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £18 a year
Rating after82B - 4
Other improvement
No cost given on the certificate · saves about £17 a year
Rating after83B
Costs and savings are the certificate's own, as estimated when it was made.
History
What it has sold for
Sale history
Every sale of this home registered with HM Land Registry since 1995
| Sold | Price paid | Change | A year |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | £182,000 | −8.1% | −2.9% |
| December 2007 | £198,000 | +41.5% | +10.6% |
| July 2004 | £139,950 | +89.1% | +18.1% |
| September 2000 | £74,000 | +66.3% | +21.7% |
| January 1998 | £44,500 | +17.1% | +9.1% |
| April 1996 | £38,000 | First sale | – |
Nearby
Neighbours and the sales behind the figure
Homes in BN2 4DB
Ranked by what comparable sales show. Choose one to see its page.
The completed sales behind the figure
Similar homes nearby, registered with HM Land Registry. Choose one to see its page.
| Home | Price | Sold | Size | Per sq ft | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109A Ditchling RoadBN1 4SE · Flat | £350,000 | Jun 2026 | 700 sq ft | £500 | 0.7 mi |
| Flat 4, 196 Ditchling RoadBN1 6JE · Flat | £306,000 | Mar 2026 | 710 sq ft | £431 | 0.6 mi |
| 45 The LinkwayBN1 7EJ · Flat | £250,000 | Mar 2025 | 667 sq ft | £375 | 0.5 mi |
| 268A Ditchling RoadBN1 6JF · Flat | £316,000 | Mar 2026 | 646 sq ft | £489 | 0.7 mi |
| 20 Upper Hollingdean RoadBN1 7GA · Flat | £290,000 | Feb 2025 | 753 sq ft | £385 | 0.6 mi |
| 167A Ditchling RiseBN1 4QR · Flat | £350,000 | Aug 2025 | 635 sq ft | £551 | 0.6 mi |
| 4A Hollingbury RoadBN1 7JA · Flat | £269,450 | Oct 2025 | 581 sq ft | £464 | 0.6 mi |
| 27A Hollingbury PlaceBN1 7GE · Flat | £340,000 | Nov 2024 | 721 sq ft | £471 | 0.6 mi |
| Ground Floor Flat, 48 Vere RoadBN1 4NR · Flat | £310,000 | Jun 2026 | 463 sq ft | £670 | 0.7 mi |
| First Floor Flat, 31 Warleigh RoadBN1 4NT · Flat | £290,250 | Jan 2025 | 829 sq ft | £350 | 0.7 mi |
| Ground Floor Flat, 122 Ditchling RiseBN1 4QR · Flat | £220,000 | Jul 2025 | 549 sq ft | £401 | 0.6 mi |
| First Floor Flat, 110 Ditchling RiseBN1 4QR · Flat | £235,000 | Mar 2025 | 570 sq ft | £412 | 0.6 mi |
The area
BN2 at a glance
What buyers have paid in BN2
Completed sales in the last 12 months, against the 12 months before
Flats
Terraced
Semi-detached
Detached
| Type | Sales | Average price | Average size | Per sq ft | On the year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | 898 | £459,290 | – | – | −2.6% |
| Flats | 285 | £306,258 | – | – | +0.3% |
| Terraced | 325 | £480,499 | – | – | −0.5% |
| Semi-detached | 118 | £473,886 | – | – | −3.5% |
| Detached | 134 | £643,050 | – | – | −2.9% |
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Floor area and energy rating from the energy certificate of October 2009.
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