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249 Bear Road

BN2 4DDFlatLeasehold

Last sold

£300,000

January 2025

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Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

January 2025 Leasehold £300,000
September 2021 Leasehold £290,000
July 2013 Leasehold £159,000
February 2003 Leasehold £118,000

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The building

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The rules on the land

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Schools nearby

The nearest primary and secondary schools, as the crow flies, with their latest Ofsted inspection.

Primary schools

Coombe Road Primary School Ages 4 to 11

No grade

0.2 miles

St Martin's CofE Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 212 pupils · Church of England

Good, 2024

0.3 miles

Fairlight Primary School Ages 3 to 11 · 393 pupils

No grade

0.4 miles

Secondary schools

Varndean School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,487 pupils

Good, 2022

1.3 miles

Dorothy Stringer School Ages 11 to 16 · 1,626 pupils

Good, 2023

1.4 miles

Brighton Aldridge Community Academy Ages 11 to 19 · 808 pupils

No grade

1.7 miles

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What’s nearby

Shops, places to eat, things to do and getting about.

Supermarkets

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Aldukan organic & international foods0.3 mi · 8 min walk
M&S Food0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Aldi0.4 mi · 9 min walk
Sainsbury’s0.4 mi · 10 min walk
Co-op0.5 mi · 12 min walk
Premier0.5 mi · 13 min walk

Within a 15-minute walk

4

Restaurants

Love Noodle, Lotus House, Archipelagos Gyros, Orienthai

10

Cafés

Costa, Laz in the Park, Casco Coffee, Mojo Coffee…

8

Pubs and bars

Bear Inn, The Gladstone, The Hartington, Fox on the Downs…

12

Takeaways

Rose Fish Bar, Binta's Cuisine, Pizza Hut Delivery, Masalla Kitchen…

Everyday

GPThe Avenue Surgery 0.6 mi · 15 min walk
ChemistWestons 0.3 mi · 8 min walk
DentistSouth Cliff Dental 0.3 mi · 7 min walk
GymThe Gym 1.0 mi · 25 min walk
Swimming poolBlue Lagoon Warm Water Centre 0.7 mi · 19 min walk
ParkSaunders Park 0.4 mi · 9 min walk

Things to do

Photo: Paul Gillett · CC BY-SA Beach · 1.4 miBrighton Beach Photo: Paul Gillett · CC BY-SA Football · 2.2 miAmerican Express Stadium Visit website ↗ Photo: Lauren · CC BY-SA Attraction · 1.4 miRoyal Pavilion Photo: Nigel Cox · CC BY-SA Golf · 1.2 miHollingbury Park Golf Course
Nature Whitehawk Hill Local Nature Reserve 0.6 mi
Family Phileas Foggs World of Adventures 2.1 mi
Football The Enclosed Ground 1.4 mi
Museum 19a ↗ 0.7 mi

Getting about

StationMoulsecoomb 0.6 mi · 17 min walk
StationLondon Road (Brighton) 0.9 mi · 22 min walk

Distances are as the crow flies; walking times are rough, by the streets.

Recently sold nearby

Sold prices, from the area on the map, last two years.

22 Hartington Terrace

July 2026

£525,000

13 Mafeking Road

June 2026

£420,000

311 Bear Road

June 2026

£372,500

93 Ladysmith Road

June 2026

£325,000

Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

Flipometer

Places on the map that were bought, done up and sold on.

14 Ladysmith Road, Brighton
Bought May 2021£346,000
Sold November 2022£435,000
+£89,000 17 months Flipped
28 Mafeking Road, Brighton
Bought May 2020£225,000
Sold December 2020£390,000
+£165,000 6 months Flipped

A gap between two sale prices does not prove work was done, and a planning application near a sale does not prove the two are connected. Map OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles, data from OpenStreetMap.

For sale near here

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How this area has changed

Typical prices for flats, now and in years gone by. The twelve months to August 2026 against the same twelve months back then.

Area Now 5 years ago10 years ago15 years ago20 years ago
Bear Road – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales
Postcode sector BN2 4 £255,500 £240,000 +6% since £208,000 +23% since £146,000 +75% since £127,000 +101% since
Brighton – Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales Not enough sales

The typical price is the middle sale of the twelve months, not the average, so one very dear or very cheap sale cannot pull it about. Standard sales only. A figure needs at least 15 sales behind it; with fewer, it says so.

£0k £50k £100k £150k £200k £250k £300k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £133,500 2007 · £156,000 2008 · £153,000 2009 · £135,500 2010 · £142,000 2011 · £150,750 2012 · £152,500 2013 · £165,000 2014 · £179,450 2015 · £194,000 2016 · £211,250 2017 · £225,500 2018 · £250,000 2019 · £247,500 2020 · £250,000 2021 · £256,250 2022 · £299,000 2023 · £290,000 2024 · £287,500 2025 · £260,000
Sector BN2 4 Typical price each year, flats. A gap is a year with too few sales.
House prices across BN2 →

How homes change hands in BN2 4, over the last five years (839 sales):

  • What sells: 42% terraced, 30% semi-detached, 22% flats, 5% other, 1% detached.
  • 24% sold leasehold, and 7% were new builds.
  • 137 sales in the last twelve months, against 204 in the same twelve months five years ago.

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