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281 Bear Road

BN2 4DDTerracedFreehold

Last sold

£387,000

December 2025

Previous sales

Every sale of this address since 1995, newest first.

December 2025 Freehold £387,000
January 2019 Freehold £330,000
August 2003 Freehold £155,000
June 1999 Freehold £71,000
September 1996 Freehold £52,100

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The home

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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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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.

How this area has changed

Typical prices for terraced houses, 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 £365,500 £350,000 +4% since £322,500 +13% since £222,250 +64% since £192,000 +90% 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 £100k £200k £300k £400k £500k 2010 2015 2020 2025 2006 · £192,000 2007 · £229,000 2008 · £210,000 2009 · £184,500 2010 · £232,000 2011 · £223,500 2012 · £237,000 2013 · £237,500 2014 · £258,000 2015 · £305,000 2016 · £326,000 2017 · £331,500 2018 · £333,500 2019 · £320,000 2020 · £350,000 2021 · £355,000 2022 · £400,000 2023 · £391,500 2024 · £372,500 2025 · £375,000 2026 · £366,000
Sector BN2 4 Typical price each year, terraced houses. 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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Buying it

Includes a £500 survey and £1,500 legal fees — Detailed to change them.

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Paying for it

75% mortgage at 5.5%, interest only, 25 years — Detailed to change it.

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Monthly payment£0
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Doing it up
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Refinancing

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