CONTENTS: INTRODUCTION - ASHFORD, KENT - BATH, SOMERSET - BECKENHAM, KENT - BEDFORD, BEDFORDSHIRE - BILLERICAY, ESSEX - BIRMINGHAM CITY CENTRE, BIRMINGHAM - BOURNEMOUTH, SUSSEX - BRENTWOOD, ESSEX - BRIGHTON, SUSSEX - CAMBRIDGE, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - CANTERBURY, KENT - CARDIFF, WALES - CHELMSFORD, ESSEX - CLEETHORPES, LINCOLNSHIRE - COLCHESTER, ESSEX - EPPING, ESSEX - GRANTHAM, LINCOLNSHIRE - GREAT YARMOUTH, NORFOLK - GUILDFORD, SURREY - IPSWICH, SUFFOLK - KETTERING, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - KINGS LYNN, NORFOLK - LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE - LIVERPOOL CITY CENTRE, LANCASHIRE - LUTON, BEDFORDSHIRE - MANCHESTER, LANCASHIRE - MILTON KEYNES, BEDFORDSHIRE - NORWICH, NORFOLK - OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE - PETERBOROUGH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE - READING, BERKSHIRE - ROMFORD, ESSEX - SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX - ST ALBANS, HERTFORDSHIRE - STANSTED, ESSEX - SWINDON, BERKSHIRE - WELWYN GARDEN CITY, HERTFORDSHIRE - WISBECH, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
| Area: | BRIGHTON, SUSSEX | |||||||
| Category: | C | |||||||
| Investor Profile | Pension, Retirement, Downshifter, Holiday, University and Cash&Equity | |||||||
| Population aged 15+: | 82,486 | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Percentage Class ABC1: | 59% | 44% | ||||||
| Crime: | Violence | Sexual | Burglary | Motor | ||||
| Per 1000 population | 17 | 1 | 7 | 6 | ||||
| Yield Range | 5.0% - 10.0% | |||||||
| Price Ranges | Low £ | Hi £ | Low £pw | Hi £pw | Low | Hi | ||
| Flats&maisonettes | 106,400 | 159,600 | 204 | 276 | 9.0% | 10.0% | ||
| Terraced | 161,600 | 242,400 | 174 | 235 | 5.0% | 5.6% | ||
| Semi-detached | 176,000 | 264,000 | 191 | 258 | 5.1% | 5.6% | ||
| Detached | 262,400 | 393,600 | 340 | 460 | 6.1% | 6.7% | ||
| Valuations above the national average by: | 19% | |||||||
| Actual | National Average | |||||||
| Capital growth last 12 months: | 19% | 18% | ||||||
| Capital growth last 5 years: | 152% | 80% | ||||||
| Large employers in the area: | Many | |||||||
| Demand For Letting: | Good | |||||||
| Average void period: | 2 weeks | |||||||
| Total (out of 10) | Capital Growth (out of 5) | Yield (out of 5) | ||||||
| Out of 10: | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
| Summary: | The all-year-round resort that has seen a lot of people and businesses locating to this part of the UK due to the lifestyle that it can offer. | |||||||
| Description: | The original trendy UK seaside resort. This place has seen itself grow from a typical English seaside town to a home to the movers and shakers of our country. Anyone that is anyone has a flat in Brighton. Prices have soared in the last five years and I suspect that this trend will continue. Brighton has grown to be a major centre for financial services, new media and business. It came first in the Key British Enterprises Survey of top places to do business and it is named the most profitable place to do business in - 85% of the top businesses were in profit in 2002. There are 30,000 students at the local university and they add to the city’s youthful appeal. Graduates tend to stay on in Brighton because the lifestyle provided by the city is so magnetic – retention of residents is not a problem in this city! Due to this Brighton have a highly skilled, well-educated workforce with 18% of the local workforce educated to degree standard or above. Coupling this with the city having lower than average earning compared to the south east has led to large employers locating to Brighton thus keeping the local economy healthy. Its road link, A23 off the M25 make it a convenient day trip for anyone within the M25 being only an hour away from the M25. Brighton has an all year round trade and has every shop and market known to mankind. Brighton holds the record for having the most nightclubs and bars in one city – beating even London! As a hotspot it is unique as it meets every type of investor. Based on this fact alone makes the city’s property prices sustainable as the city appeals to a wide investor audience. | |||||||
| Mainline railway station: | 55 minutes to London Bridge Station, London | |||||||
| Road Access: | Main access A27 then A23 52 miles south of London 38 miles from M25 | |||||||
| Local Newspaper | Brighton Argus 01273 544544 | |||||||
| Estate Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Halifax Estate Agents | 99 Preston Drove Brighton East Sussex BN1 6LD | 01273 558661 | TBC | |||||
| Eric Marchant | 138 Old London Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 8YA | 01273 508955 | TBC | |||||
| Wilkinsons | 24 Elm Grove Brighton East Sussex BN2 3DD | 01273 626624 | TBC | |||||
| Parsons Son & Basley | 32 Queens Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 3YE | 01273 26171 | TBC | |||||
| Carr & Priddle | 34 Ship Street Brighton East Sussex BN1 1AD | 01273 208010 | www.carrpriddle.co.uk | |||||
| Tanat-Jones & Co | 49 Norfolk Square Western Road Brighton BN1 2PA | 01273 207075 | TBC | |||||
| Bradford & Bingley Geering & Colyer | 20 Gloucester Place Brighton East Sussex BN1 4AA | 01273 608746 | TBC | |||||
| Uden Estate Agents | 88 Dyke Road Seven Dials Brighton East Sussex BN1 3JD | 01273 721721 | TBC | |||||
| Barrie Alderton | 73 Southover Street Brighton East Sussex BN2 2UF | 01273 570242 | TBC | |||||
| Fox & Sons | 117-118 Western Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 2AE | 01273 414049 | TBC | |||||
| Sinclairs Estate Agents | 62-64 Warren Road Woodingdean Brighton East Sussex BN2 6BA | 01273 278866 | TBC | |||||
| Michael Joseph Estates | 115 Western Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 2AB | 01273 748828 | TBC | |||||
| Raymond Beaumont | 9 Kings Parade Ditchling Road Brighton BN1 6JT | 01273 550881 | www.raymondbeaumont.co.uk | |||||
| Halls Estate Agents | 27 New Road Brighton East Sussex BN1 1UG | 01273 571955 | TBC | |||||
| Bonetts Estate Agents | 89 St Georges Road Brighton East Sussex BN2 1EE | 01273 677365 | TBC | |||||
| Jonathan Rolls | 244 Eastern Road Kemp Town Brighton East Sussex BN2 5TA | 01273 684997 | TBC | |||||
| Marina Properties | Village Square Brighton Marina Brighton East Sussex BN2 5WA | 01273 818 819 | TBC | |||||
| Bidwells | 27 Ladies Mile Road Patcham Brighton East Sussex BN1 8QE | 01273 553753 | TBC | |||||
| 4 Sale Estate Agents | 48 George Street Brighton East Sussex BN2 1RJ | 01273 692424 | www.4salehome.co.uk | |||||
| Graves Son & Pilcher | 51 Old Steyne Brighton East Sussex BN1 1HU | 01273 321123 | www.gsp.uk.com | |||||
| Letting Agents: | Name | Address | Tel | Web | ||||
| Lampons Lettings | 4, St. Georges Rd Kemp Town Brighton East Sussex BN2 1EB | 01273 679679 | www.lampons.com | |||||
| Leaders Limited | 01273 321721 | www.leaders.co.uk | ||||||
| Your Move | 01273 778588 | www.your-move.co.uk/lettings | ||||||
| Parsons Son & Basley | 32, Queens Rd Brighton East Sussex BN1 3YE | 01273 274000 | ||||||
| Home Leasing | 51, Queens Rd Brighton East Sussex BN1 3XB | 01273 323344 | www.findaproperty.com | |||||
| Tanat-Jones & Company | 01273 207207 | www.tanat-jones.com | ||||||
| Spark & Sons | 45, Western Rd Hove East Sussex BN3 1JD | 01273 220077 | www.sparkandsons.com | |||||